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Ancient Cypriot figurine in the Getty Villa

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Object

Figure of a fertility goddess  wikidata:Q124851656 reasonator:Q124851656
Artist
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Title
Figure of a fertility goddess Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Figure of a fertility goddess Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Figure of a fertility goddess Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type figurine Edit this at Wikidata
Genre mythological sculpture Edit this at Wikidata
Description

Carved from the local limestone of Cyprus, this female figure is one of the largest examples of cruciform (cross-shaped) statues from the Chalcolithic period. In Cypriot art, the female form is often associated with fertility and childbirth, and this figure with her flattened thighs appears to be squatting in a birthing position.

The detailed head of the woman, with added facial features, ears, and hair atop an elongated neck, contrasts with her highly schematized body with its large pendent breasts. The double-roped bands on the arms may represent some form of jewelry, perhaps bracelets. Ancient attachment holes for repairing the figure’s left arm are clearly visible.

Over one hundred cruciform figures made in southwestern Cyprus in the period 3000-2500 B.C. are known. Found primarily in burials, almost all are considerably smaller in scale than this example. The size of this statue suggests that it was made as a cult image representing a fertility or mother goddess. The ancient repairs made to the figure’s left arm further attest to the importance of the object in antiquity.

— J. Paul Getty Museum, in: getty.edu
Date between 3000 and 2500 BC Edit this at Wikidata
Medium limestone Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 39.1 cm (15.3 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 26 cm (10.2 in) Edit this at Wikidata; depth: 42.1 cm (16.5 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+39.1U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+26U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,+42.1U174728
institution QS:P195,Q180401
Current location
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Accession number
83.AA.38 (J. Paul Getty Museum) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation Cyprus Edit this at Wikidata
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English: Ancient Cypriot figurine in the Getty Villa Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
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The Getty Center, Object 103VDJ

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