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Almost one thousand Judaean pillar figurines, or JPFs, have now been found. These small terracotta female figurines are distinctive to late monarchy Judah.
Philip Johnston
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Terracotta Figures, Figurines, and Plaques from the Anavlochos, Crete.
In the summer of 2017 two votive deposits were excavated on the summit of the Anavlochos, Crete. The first one yielded protogeometric to classical figures, figurines, and plaques representing female figures. The second one included zoomorphic figures and
Florence Gaignerot-Driessen
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Hernia in ancient Hellenic art. A paradigm of blended courses of anatomy and surgery, or a votive offering in theurgical medicine? 14 views [PDF]
Hernia was a common problem in Hellenic antiquity as we may infer by a plethora of references in ancient Greek and especially in Byzantine medical literature.
Konstantinos LAIOS +3 more
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Venüs Heykelciklerinden İdollere Kadın Temsilleri
When we trace back to the past on the issue of women, the earliest evidence that archaeology encountered are the Venus figurines from the Upper Paleolithic Period. These artifacts, which have been discovered in a wide area from Europe to Siberian context,
Tülin CENGİZ
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The Position of Women in Prehistoric times, a Study of the Figurines in Hajilar [PDF]
This article aims at analyzing the figurines of Hajilar located in Central Anatolia. It specifically analyzes the female figurines found in level VI of Hajilar related to the Neolithic culture. Apart from that, some theories regarding different functions
Bahman Firozmandi, Mandan Kazazi
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Les curieuses oreilles de quelques figurines des Salines de Kition
In the impressive amount of terracottas found in the sanctuary of the Salines at Kition, which were recently studied by Pauline Maillard, some heads and bodies belonging to the same female figurines stand out, from a stylistic point of view, from the ...
Antoine Hermary
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Clay female figurines recovered from central and northern Sudan suggest there are cultural similarities between the Neolithic (5000-2800 BC) and Meroitic periods (400 BC-AD 350).
Ammar Abdalla
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Les figurines de terre cuite de l’Aphrodision d’Argos
The terracotta figurines of the Aphrodision of Argos comprise a very rich corpus that sheds light on the creation of archaic Argive sculpture. This is especially the case for the type of the “seated female” that has a modeled body with a molded head. The
Hélène Aurigny, Francis Croissant
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The Obstetric Connection: Midwives and Weasels within and beyond Minoan Crete
The Minoan peak sanctuaries call for systematic comparative research as an island-bound phenomenon whose significance to the (pre)history of medicine far transcends the Cretan context: they yield clay anatomical offerings attesting to the earliest known ...
Simone Zimmermann Kuoni
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