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Maternity goddess with outstretched arms
Early European, Balkan, Vinca
Chalcolithic Period
about 4500–4000 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Central Balkans
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 9.6 x 6.3 x 2.9 cm (3 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Harlan J. and Pamela M. Berk
Accession Number2002.728
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFemale figurine with incised and pierced designs.
ProvenanceLate 1980s to mid-1990s, purchased in London or New York by Harlan J. Berk and Pamela M. Berk, Chicago; 2002, year-end gift of Harlan and Pamela Berk to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 2003)