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title: Plank-Shaped Statuettes from Cyprus
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8788/plank-shaped-statuettes-from-cyprus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Plank-Shaped Statuettes from Cyprus

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Plank-Shaped Statuettes from Cyprus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8788.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8788.jpg)

## Image Caption

These plank-shaped terracotta female statuettes are possible representations of fertility goddesses. Early [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/), 2300-1900 BCE. From modern-day [Cyprus](https://www.worldhistory.org/cyprus/). (Museum of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), Istanbul, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, May 29). Plank-Shaped Statuettes from Cyprus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8788/plank-shaped-statuettes-from-cyprus/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Plank-Shaped Statuettes from Cyprus." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 29, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8788/plank-shaped-statuettes-from-cyprus/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Plank-Shaped Statuettes from Cyprus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 May 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8788/plank-shaped-statuettes-from-cyprus/>.

## License & Copyright

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