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Anthropomorpic figure from a copper hoard probably a symbol of female creativity used as a cult object
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Anthropomorpic figure from a copper hoard probably a symbol of female creativity used as a cult object, Viewed upside down it appears as the head of the celestial cow. Such hoards are often found in the banks of streams in Northern India and are believed to be stores for itinerant traders, grave goods, or to have been ritualy destroyed after potlaches. Country of Origin : India, Copper Hoard People. late 4th early 3rd Millennium Bc. Uttar Pradesh. Material : copper
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Werner Forman Archive/ Private Collection, New York
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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
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UMG12A16_123
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Non
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Droits gérés
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31,2Mo (1,2Mo) / 31,1cm x 25,1cm / 3676 x 2962 (300dpi)