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Tlatilco Sculpture of a Woman - PF.0392
Origin: Central Mexico
Circa: 1200 BC to 900 BC
Dimensions: 3.75" (9.5cm) high x 2.25" (5.7cm) wide
Catalogue: V2
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Tlatilco
Medium: Terracotta


Location: UAE
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This little woman, with her exaggerated belly and hips, bears a striking resemblance to neolithic astarte fertility figures from the Near East. Her function is very likely the same too--she evokes the goddess, the giver of life. Yet there is something warmly human about this piece, with her relaxed pose and carefully combed-out hair. There is no question that the people who created her thought of her as beautiful. - (PF.0392)
 

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