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Statuette of a Woman: "The Stargazer"

c. 3000 BCE

Western Anatolia, early Bronze Age

(c. 3300–1200 BCE)
Medium
marble
Measurements
Overall: 17.2 x 6.5 x 6.3 cm (6 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Weight: 453.592 g (16 oz.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; John L. Severance Fund 1993.165
Public Domain
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Location
102A Ancient Near East
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We can identify this mysterious figure as female by the inscribed pubic triangle below her waist.

Description

"The Stargazer" moniker was given to this diminutive marble sculpture because its upturned head looks toward the heavens. Details carved into the stone are visible while painted features have been lost to time. We do not know how this object was used, but its enigmatic nature invites speculation.
A small marble figurine bears vague features and tilts their head back, looking up. The head fans out slightly at the back and sports eyes and a nose on the face. The body of the figure is shaped like an upside-down teardrop, coming to a point at the feet. The shoulders taper into arms and an incised line is visible across the hips.

Statuette of a Woman: "The Stargazer"

c. 3000 BCE

Western Anatolia, early Bronze Age (c. 3300–1200 BCE)

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