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© Michael C. Carlos, Emory University
Female Fertility Idol
© Michael C. Carlos, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Female Fertility Idol

Possible OriginSyria, Asia
Date2nd Millennium BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineGift of Richard and Donna Curtiss
Dimensions6 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 7/8 in. (17.1 x 4 x 2.2 cm)
Object number2010.049.377C
ProvenanceEx coll. Richard (1927-2013) and Donna (1928-2019) Curtiss, Chevy Chase, Maryland, collected in the Middle East, ca. 1957-1980.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos, Emory University
2nd Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos, Emory University
2nd Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos, Emory University
2nd Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos, Emory University
2nd Millennium BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2018.
7th Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
early 1st Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
3500-3400 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.  Photo by Michael McKelvey.
3500-3000 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
12th-10th Century BCE