Figurine ca. 1500–1100 Elamite At the time that this fragmentary figurine was produced, peoples in Iran had been creating mold-made plaques of nude female figures for over five hundred years. Nude female figurines may originally have been inspired by Mesopotamian productions, but quickly acquired distinctive forms. In the latter half of the second millennium these figures were depicted grasping their breasts between their thumbs and four fingers. Enough of this figure is preserved to see the emphasis placed on adornment (she wears a rosette necklace, bracelets, and herringbone-patter
Figurine ca. 1500–1100 Elamite At the time that this fragmentary figurine was produced, peoples in Iran had been creating mold-made plaques of nude female figures for over five hundred years. Nude female figurines may originally have been inspired by Mesopotamian productions, but quickly acquired distinctive forms. In the latter half of the second millennium these figures were depicted grasping their breasts between their thumbs and four fingers. Enough of this figure is preserved to see the emphasis placed on adornment (she wears a rosette necklace, bracelets, and herringbone-patterned shoulder bands that cross through a central piece). Rows of circles running across the pelvis are probably part of the stylized pubic triangle, seen on other figures of this the past, such figures have been interpreted as fertility figures. However, due to their frontal poses, exaggerated body parts, provocative gestures, and richly adorned bodies, they could be interpreted as erotic Figurine. Elamite. ca. 1500–1100 Ceramic. Middle Elamite. Iran, possibly from Susa
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