ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Female Fertility Idol
AAT Object Form/Functionstatuettes (free-standing sculpture)
AAT Object Form/Functionidols
Possible OriginSyria, Asia
Date2nd Millennium BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineGift of Richard and Donna Curtiss
Dimensions5 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (12.7 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm)
Object number2010.049.377A
ProvenanceEx coll. Richard (1927-2013) and Donna (1928-2019) Curtiss, Chevy Chase, Maryland, collected in the Middle East, ca. 1957-1980.
Status
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- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
2nd Millennium BCE
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12th-10th Century BCE
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