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Prehistoric Stone Sculpture from New Guinea | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
9. The Ambum Stone. Ambum Valley, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. c. 1500 B.C.E. Greywacke. Prehistoric Stone Sculpture from New Guinea | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Былинно - сказочный мир Александра Птушко - Ольги Кручининой. Часть 2.
Былинно - сказочный мир Александра Птушко - Ольги Кручининой. Часть 2.: la_gatta_ciara — ЖЖ
Unique Mysterious Figurines With Enormous Eyes (Eye Idols of Tell Brak)
First, I want to thank for such a great and important post! These remarkable statues with over-seized eyes raise some very intriguing questions? Why have no similar eye idols been found in any othe…
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Neolithic, Anatolian Seated Goddess Figurine -- Excavation site, Çatal Höyük.
Archaeology Goddess No. 52 | Etsy
This seated goddess is not based on any specific fertility figurine, but was inspired by plump, seated goddesses found in the neolithic settlement at Catal Huyuk, Anatolia. She is 5 inches high and is 3.8 inches at her widest point. Each figurine is individually hand made, imperfections are to be expected and no two sculptures are alike and can never be reproduced to the exact same effect. They are one of a kind and unique.
Art/Auctions: Antiquities auction at Sotheby's December 10, 2008
Neolithic, stone, circa 1st half of the 6th Millennium B.C.
"New female icon found at Çatal Höyük, Turkey! "The statuette, measuring 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) long and weighing one kilogram (2.2 pounds), is considered unique due to its intact form and fine craftsmanship; it dates back to about 5500-8000 BC, a statement said. The figurine, which is made of marmoreal stone and considered to be part of a ritual..." Max Dashu
Rock Art Blog
La Gran Diosa honra los misterios del cuerpo femenino reflejados en su útero y en la luna creciente y menguante que nos enseñan que la existencia no se desarrolla en una línea recta, ni siquiera en un círculo, sino en una espiral de crecimiento eterno.
History of Information
The Venus of Dolní Věstonice (Czech: Věstonická Venuše), a ceramic Venus figurine, found at a Paleolithic site in the Moravian basin south of Brno, is, together with a few others from nearby locations, the oldest known ceramic in the world
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THIS IS ‘THE MOTHER GODDESS SARDA prenuragic Ozieri culture (3500-2700 BC), Sardinia