Figurine of a Female, 1000-800 BCE, Unknown Japanese, 7 5/8 × 5 5/16 × 3 7/8 in. ( × × cm), Earthenware with traces of color, Japan, 10th-8th century BCE, Over the years, archaeologists have uncovered many different kinds of clay figurines—dogū—dating to Japan’s prehistoric Jōmon period (14,000–300 bce)­. The most diverse forms have been excavated in northeastern Japan, where this figurine of a female was discovered. Some are seated, others standing, some have heart-shaped heads, others round and wearing headpieces, some have little or no surface decoration

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