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Head of an "ancestor" statue
UnknownPre-Pottery Neolithic B, 9,000 years ago
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
This nearly life-sized plaster head statue, found in an early village of ancient Jericho, probably represented a mythological ancestor of the community or another mythical being.
Details
- Title: Head of an "ancestor" statue
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: Pre-Pottery Neolithic B, 9,000 years ago
- Location: Jericho
- Type: Statue
- Rights: Israel Antiquities Authority, Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / by David Harris
- External Link: Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- Medium: Plaster and pigments
- Exhibition: In the Beginning
- Dimensions: L: 22.5 cm, W: 15 cm
- Curator: Hershman, Debby
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