A Stone Metaphor of Creation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4587121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Denise Schmandt-Besserat, Denise Schmandt‐besserat (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109-117 |
| Publication date | 1998-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Near Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3210640 |
| OpenAlex | W2321716739 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
The petite, nude stone statuette from ˓Ain Ghazal, Jordan boasts neither female genitalia nor conspicuous breasts. Yet it is a female form, carved to focus attention on the abdomen whose size and profile leave no question that the figure is pregnant. Who is this female exulting in her pregnant state, and what did she signify to the Neolithic villagers
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2021 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |