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In this terra-cotta plaque figurine from Tell Beit Mirsim, 6 inches (15 cm) high, the pregnant woman’s arms cradle her belly and her navel and genitalia protrude. Incisions indicate the eyes, the hair…
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Tell Beit Mirsim, Land of Israel
(Tell Beit Mirsim, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age I, 12th–10th Century BCE
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In this terra-cotta figurine from Beersheba, 5.5 inches (14 cm) high, the face is made by pinching the clay to draw out the nose, thereby forming the eye sockets. The nose has a beak-like appearance…
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Beersheba, Land of Israel
(Beersheba, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIB, Late 8th Century BCE
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Julius Muhr
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Munich, German Confederation
(Munich, Germany)
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ca. 1860s
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Tina Blau
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Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire
(Vienna, Austria)
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1875–1876
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Eduard Magnus
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
(Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1846
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Deborah Kass
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1992
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Hannah Wilke
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1989
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There are numerous terra-cotta plaque figurines of females, some naked and others clothed, holding disks, mostly from northern Israel and Transjordan. Many come from border towns and towns whose…
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Hazor, Land of Israel
(Tel Hazor, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age II, 9th–8th Century BCE
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Friedrich von Amerling
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Vienna, Austrian Empire
(Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1832
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Eugène Delacroix
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Tangier, Kingdom of Morocco
(Tangier, Morocco)
Date:
1832