Detail View: The AMICA Library: Figure of a female
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.64.130
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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northwestern Iran
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Title:
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Figure of a female
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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early 1st millennium B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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0
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Creation End Date:
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0
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Materials and Techniques:
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Ceramic
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Creation Place:
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northwestern Iran
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Dimensions:
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H. 12.3 in. (31.3 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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64.130
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Credit Line:
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Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1964
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Rights:
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Context:
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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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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.an64.130.R.tif
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