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Vogelkopfidol

Museum August Kestner Ancient Cultures Highlights of the August Kestner Museum [1913.136]
Vogelkopfidol (Museum August Kestner CC BY-NC-SA)
Provenance/Rights: Museum August Kestner / Christian Tepper (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Description

Älteste Menschen gestaltige Darstellung in der Antikensammlung. - Eine brettartige nackte weibliche Figur. Eine sparsam über den ganzen Körper verteilte Ritzung betont das übergroß angegebene, auf Fruchtbarkeits-symbolik deutende Schamdreieck.
Dieser Figurentypus ist in Gräbern, seltener in Siedlungen Syriens und Zyperns nachgewiesen worden. Oftmals mit Kindern in den Armen dargestellt, wird er mit einer Muttergottheit vom Typ der assyrisch-babylonischen Ischtar oder der phönizischen Astarte in Verbindung gebracht. (AVS)

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Measurements

Höhe: 14,6 cm

Museum August Kestner

Object from: Museum August Kestner

The Museum August Kestner is named after August Kestner (1777-1853). The oldest municipal museum in the state capital Hanover is enclosed by a listed...

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