245.jpg


Summary

Description
English: This clay figure of a reclining lady was found in one of the pits of the Hypogeum in Hal Saflieni in Malta. It has traces of red ochre paint and is thought to represent a "mother goddess". Temple Period, 4000 - 2500 BC.
Français : Satuette connue sous le nom de Vénus endormie , découverte dans l'Hypogée de Ħal Saflieni, à Malte. (Période dites des Temples entre 4000 et 2500 av. J.C.)
Date
Source Own work
Author Jvdc

Originally published on Ancient History Encyclopedia ( http://www.ancient.eu.com/image/245/ ) under a cc-sa license. Photographer: Jan van der Crabben.

Licensing

I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

8 October 2009

image/jpeg

959ae3797ac8be679f7f19a1937727aaaf1aa465

2,204,331 byte

2,103 pixel

3,139 pixel