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title: Neolithic Clay Figurine from West Iran
author: Nationalmuseumofiran
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18287/neolithic-clay-figurine-from-west-iran/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-01-08
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# Neolithic Clay Figurine from West Iran

_Authored by Nationalmuseumofiran_

## Image File

[![Neolithic Clay Figurine from West Iran](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18287.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18287.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Neolithic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neolithic/) clay goddess from Tappah Sarab, Kermanshah, 7000-6100 BCE.

Clay figurines of female bodies with exaggerated reproductive organs are among the most common features of prehistoric sculpted art. With famous examples from [Venus](https://www.worldhistory.org/venus/) of Willendorf (c. 30,000 BCE) to the Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük (c. 6000 BCE), these mysterious figurines could well be created and functioned as fertility charms and/or deities, embodiments of the Great Mother, and symbols of a matriarchal power presiding life and [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/).

National Museum of Iran, Tehran.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Nationalmuseumofiran. (2024, January 08). Neolithic Clay Figurine from West Iran. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18287/neolithic-clay-figurine-from-west-iran/>
### Chicago
Nationalmuseumofiran. "Neolithic Clay Figurine from West Iran." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 08, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18287/neolithic-clay-figurine-from-west-iran/>.
### MLA
Nationalmuseumofiran. "Neolithic Clay Figurine from West Iran." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Jan 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18287/neolithic-clay-figurine-from-west-iran/>.

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