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Stone figure

Large, anthropomorphic stone sculpture. The upright, female figure is bending both forearms. She has a large, oval head with a broad, flat face. Her long, loose hair reaches down to the base of her hips. The naked figure has a small, stocky body on which neither breasts nor nipples appear. The vagina, on the other hand, has been particularly accentuated. The figure is holding an elongated tool in his right hand, which probably represents a mallet. The person depicted has long, flattened feet. The object has neither a disc nor a trunnion. Its left foot has been completely restored. (Künne 2005) Further information on the social, symbolic and cultural significance, as well as on the find context and periodisation is still pending.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Stone figure
Dimensions
Height: 26,2 cm
Depth: 9,25 cm
Width: 13,4 cm
Material/Technique
Stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 41676

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1000 - 1550
    where
    Costa Rica
    Cartago
    Paso de Ancho
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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