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Seated Mother Goddess

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Seated Mother Goddess by an unknown artist is a sculpture of a woman with a light brown or beige color. The sculpture depicts a female figure with long hair on either side of her face. Her arms are bent at the elbows with hands near her chest. She has large breasts. The figure's body tapers to a point at the bottom. The background of the image is a plain beige color, with the sculpture casting a shadow to the left.

Artwork details

Date:
3000–2500 BCE
Medium:
Terracotta
Culture:
Pakistan (Baluchistan)
Dimensions:
429 × 624 px
Museum record:
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