Marble female figure

Creator Name

Unknown

Cultural Context

Cycladic

Date

Creation: 46th century BCE, 45th century BCE, 44th century BCE, 43rd century BCE, 42nd century BCE, 41st century BCE

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Statuette of a woman, steatopygous

Work details

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Title

Marble female figure

Creator

Unknown (link to bio)

Worktype

Stone Sculpture

Cultural Context

Cycladic

Material

Marble

Dimensions

H. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm);
height: 21.41centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

Creation: 46th century BCE, 45th century BCE, 44th century BCE, 43rd century BCE, 42nd century BCE, 41st century BCE

4500–4000 BCE

Provenance

Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971

Style Period

Final Neolithic

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Descriptive Topic: Nude, Woman, Fertility, Amulet

Women

Topic

Curationist Contributors

Amanda Acosta

Related Content

Part of: Female Fertility Figurines In the Ancient Mediterranean

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Unknown, Marble female figure, 4500–4000 BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cycladic artists stylized female figurines using conventions like folds of belly and leg fat to signal prosperity and fertility. Public Domain.

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