Sculpture6th millennium BCE

Female Torso

6th Millennium BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Carved

Medium

Steatite or chlorite

Period

Neolithic period

Century

6th millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

3.4 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm (1 5/16 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

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