Object Description
A finely modelled Elamite terracotta plaque of a nude fertility goddess. The figurine is characteristically portrayed facing frontally, standing and gazing forward. She is presented with her arms raised to her chest, holding her breasts with her hands. Her facial features are simplistically elegant, with wide, almond-shaped eyes and a small mouth. She wears a headdress around her hair, a protruding globular ornament in the centre and decorated with horizontal modellings that imitate the fabric of her turban. Her representation stylistically attests to iconic Elamite traditions. Her pubic area and sensual legs are well-proportioned, demonstrating a strong aesthetic adherence to conventional Old Babylonian parallels of the fertility goddess. Thus this figurine depicts a blended style that encompasses aesthetic techniques from both the Old Babylonia and Elam.
Date: Circa 1800-1600 BC