Seated female

Creator Name

Unknown

Cultural Context

Halaf

Date

Creation: Neolithic, 57th century BCE, 56th century BCE, 55th century BCE, 54th century BCE, 53rd century BCE, 52nd century BCE, 51st century BCE

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Sculpture

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Title

Seated female

Creator

Unknown (link to bio)

Worktype

Sculpture

Cultural Context

Halaf

Material

Ceramic, paint

Dimensions

H. 5.1 cm, W. 4.5 cm;
height: 5.11centimetre;
width: 4.5centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

Creation: Neolithic, 57th century BCE, 56th century BCE, 55th century BCE, 54th century BCE, 53rd century BCE, 52nd century BCE, 51st century BCE

ca. 5600–5000 BCE

Provenance

Purchase, Leon Levy and Shelby White Gift, 1985

Style Period

Halaf

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Creation: Asia

Mesopotamia or Syria

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Descriptive Topic: Nude, Woman, Fertility, Amulet

Female Nudes

Topic

Curationist Contributors

Amanda Acosta

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Part of: Female Fertility Figurines In the Ancient Mediterranean

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Unknown, Seated female, circa 5600–5000 BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art. This figurine is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand and its stylization has led archaeologists to believe it was a local fertility figure. Public Domain.

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