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Mother and child; zoomorphic idol
Mother and child; zoomorphic idol

Mother and child; zoomorphic idol

Date2nd millennium B.C.
Maker Syrian
Object number68.163
Credit LineLester W. Lewis Memorial Fund
Dimensions3 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 9/16 in. (8.03 x 3.06 x 4.01 cm) Overall h.: 4 1/8 in.
MediumClay, buff; incised
Jar with painted geometric design
Jar with painted geometric design
Anatolia
5th millennium B.C.
Object number: 68.164
Image Not Available for Dogfish Mother
Dogfish Mother
Reg Davidson
ca. 1988
Object number: 2018.29.21
Image Not Available for Ewer
Ewer
Cypriot
800-700 BC
Object number: 2010.48
Camel
Camel
Chinese
possibly 7th century
Object number: 33.14
Camel
Camel
Chinese
possibly 7th century
Object number: 33.15
Stele of Maha Devi Durga (the Supreme Goddess Durga)
Stele of Maha Devi Durga (the Supreme Goddess Durga)
Indian
11th - 12th century
Object number: 99.67
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Earth Goddess
Syrian
ca. 2nd millennium B.C.
Object number: 64.15
Bull statuette
Bull statuette
Syrian
2nd millennium B.C.
Object number: 63.115
Image Not Available for Relief
Relief
Syrian
ca. 800 B.C.
Object number: 56.196
Photo: Paul Macapia
Female head
Syrian
2nd-3rd century
Object number: 48.189
Fecundity idol
Fecundity idol
Anatolia
3rd millennium B.C.
Object number: 65.27
Image Not Available for Votive tablet: seated goddess Ushnishavijaya (the Mother of all Buddhas)
Votive tablet: seated goddess Ushnishavijaya (the Mother of all Buddhas)
Tibetan
18th-19th century
Object number: 49.283