
Sujet
Funerary urn painted with a stylized representation of a crouching female fertility deity
Légende
Funerary urn painted with a stylized representation of a crouching female fertility deity, The keyhole shaped design at the centre represents a uterus. Eyes and a protruding tongue are modelled on the neck of the vase. Human bones were preserved in urns so the spirits of the deceased could be accessed. Brazil, Marajo, Camutins subphase. c 900 1200 AD. Marajo island, Brazil.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A16_373
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
38,0Mo (1,7Mo) / 26,9cm x 35,3cm / 3183 x 4175 (300dpi)