Apr 22, 2021
Goddesses figurines, Yarmukian culture, Sha‘ar Hagolan (contemporary Israel), 8,000 years ago (Pottery Neolithic period).
Clay and pigments, H:15.8; W:6.8 cm (1), H:15.1 ; W: 6.9 cm(2), The Israel Antiquities Authority, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
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