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Cow Figurine

Unknown3600 - 3200 ВСЕ

National Museum of the History of Ukraine

National Museum of the History of Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine

The statuette of a cow is schematically modeled with legs joined in pairs. The torso ends with a small tail. The abdomen is concave and the udder is present too. The cow was probably one of the images of the Great Goddess. Such figurines are associated with sacrificial rites. It is possible that cows were sacrificed to the goddesses (bulls were sacrificed to the gods).

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  • Title: Cow Figurine
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 3600 - 3200 ВСЕ
  • Location Created: Unknown
  • Physical Dimensions: h 43, l 52 mm
  • Type: Sculpture
  • Rights: National Museum of the History of Ukraine
  • Medium: Clay, modelling, engobing, firing
  • Place found: Cherkasy Region, Ukraine
  • Period: Eneolithic
  • Culture: Cucuteni–Trypillia
National Museum of the History of Ukraine

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