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title: Tarxien Stone Sculpture with Pleated Skirt
author: Linda De Volder
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13448/tarxien-stone-sculpture-with-pleated-skirt/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tarxien Stone Sculpture with Pleated Skirt

_Authored by Linda De Volder_

## Image File

[![Tarxien Stone Sculpture with Pleated Skirt](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13448.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13448.jpg)

## Image Caption

'Mother goddess' statue with a pleated skirt found outside of the South [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of the Tarxien Temples, Malta, c. 3000-2500 BCE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Volder, L. D. (2021, February 17). Tarxien Stone Sculpture with Pleated Skirt. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13448/tarxien-stone-sculpture-with-pleated-skirt/>
### Chicago
Volder, Linda De. "Tarxien Stone Sculpture with Pleated Skirt." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 17, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13448/tarxien-stone-sculpture-with-pleated-skirt/>.
### MLA
Volder, Linda De. "Tarxien Stone Sculpture with Pleated Skirt." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Feb 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13448/tarxien-stone-sculpture-with-pleated-skirt/>.

## License & Copyright

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