COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
DMA_.1974.81.FA
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DMA_.1974.81.FA
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Syria
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Syria
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Syria
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Syria
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Fertility Goddess
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Fertility Goddess
Title
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
late 2nd Millennium BC
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late 2nd Millennium BC
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
0
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0
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
0
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0
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Ceramic
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Ceramic
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 2 1/16 x 1 3/16 in. (15.24 x 5.24 x 3.02 cm.)
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Overall: 6 x 2 1/16 x 1 3/16 in. (15.24 x 5.24 x 3.02 cm.)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
Dallas Museum of Art
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Dallas Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Dallas, Texas, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1974.81.FA
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1974.81.FA
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark
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Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org"target="_new">http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This kind of ceramic female figurine was quite common in Syria during the Bronze Age. The statuettes consist of standing frontal female figures that are nude, though usually wearing ornaments and headdresses. Features like ears, eyes, and navels may be indicated by incised circles. The high headdresses are also pierced with similar circles. The Dallas Museum of Art example has a pinched nose, a double-banded necklace, indications of a hip band or pelvic area, abbreviated triangular arms, legs separated by a groove, and slightly modeled toes. These common figurines were possibly votive offerings or amulets to a mother-goddess, and their form may have been influenced by cult statues in a temple. Many other examples indicate the nurturing females breasts more than the DMA piece does. The connections in form, and probably in meaning, between this little statuette and the DMA's two Cycladic figurines are apparent in the frontal pose and the strongly stylized forms of the female body."Gods, Men, and Heroes," page 30
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This kind of ceramic female figurine was quite common in Syria during the Bronze Age. The statuettes consist of standing frontal female figures that are nude, though usually wearing ornaments and headdresses. Features like ears, eyes, and navels may be indicated by incised circles. The high headdresses are also pierced with similar circles. The Dallas Museum of Art example has a pinched nose, a double-banded necklace, indications of a hip band or pelvic area, abbreviated triangular arms, legs separated by a groove, and slightly modeled toes. These common figurines were possibly votive offerings or amulets to a mother-goddess, and their form may have been influenced by cult statues in a temple. Many other examples indicate the nurturing females breasts more than the DMA piece does. The connections in form, and probably in meaning, between this little statuette and the DMA's two Cycladic figurines are apparent in the frontal pose and the strongly stylized forms of the female body."Gods, Men, and Heroes," page 30
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
DMA_.1974_81_FA.tif
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DMA_.1974_81_FA.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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