COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.64.130
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MMA_.64.130
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
northwestern Iran
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northwestern Iran
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Figure of a female
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Figure of a female
Title
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
early 1st millennium B.C.
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early 1st millennium B.C.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
0
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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
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Creation Place:
northwestern Iran
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northwestern Iran
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H. 12.3 in. (31.3 cm)
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H. 12.3 in. (31.3 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
64.130
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64.130
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1964
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Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1964
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
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Context:
Some of the most elaborate representations of females in the art of the ancient Near East are images of divine and cult figures whose association with certain aspects of life made them essential to the welfare of humanity. Fertility, procreation, and the growth of crops and livestock were among the basic concepts identified with female divinities. Representations of nude females in clay, stone, and metal are the simplest and most obvious expression of these concepts, and such figures appear throughout antiquity in many regions.
This striking example in clay from the South Caspian region of northwestern Iran is hollow and probably served as a cult vessel as well as a sacred image.
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<P>Some of the most elaborate representations of females in the art of the ancient Near East are images of divine and cult figures whose association with certain aspects of life made them essential to the welfare of humanity. Fertility, procreation, and the growth of crops and livestock were among the basic concepts identified with female divinities. Representations of nude females in clay, stone, and metal are the simplest and most obvious expression of these concepts, and such figures appear throughout antiquity in many regions.</P> <P>This striking example in clay from the South Caspian region of northwestern Iran is hollow and probably served as a cult vessel as well as a sacred image.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.an64.130.R.tif
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MMA_.an64.130.R.tif
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