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Fertility figure

Place of OriginTurkey, Iraq, or Syria
Date7th-6th millennium BCE
DimensionsH: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W: 1 3/16 in. (3.0 cm); Depth: 1 in. (2.54 cm)
MediumHand-molded earthenware
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Popplestone Family
Object number
2006.79
Not on View
Collections
  • Decorative Arts
Published ReferencesFragments of Time, Ancient Art XXXVI (2005) No. 4.
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