#female figurines

[houseofcatwic]

The Goddess Remembered

35,000 years of the goddess-worshipping religions - ©2008 Max Dashu of the ancient past

[dieletztepanzerhexe]

i found this awesome artist Libor Balák who paints a lot of prehistoric reconstructions for museums etc. i did already know some of his paitnings but wasn't aware what his name is... he deserves to be recognised for his works... so here are his reconstructions of the Lengyel culture taken from his website (one of my favourite cultures btw)

This Neolithic culture has left a distinctive archaeological signature centred in southern Moravia, but also included southwest Slovakia and adjacent parts of Austria and Hungary. Temporally belongs to late Neolithic – about 5000 B.C.

Colourfully decorated ceramics constituted a distinct element of this culture, which subsequently spread into northern Poland, Bohemia and central Germany. Apart from pots, ceramic spoons, ladles, cubic lamplets and models of various objects and structures are known from southern Moravia. This society also possessed advanced agriculture.

Model of a small dwelling is transformed into reality

Ceramic fragment labelled as a ship  is transformed into watercraft decoration – a monoxylon manufactured from a single piece of tree trunk

The meaning of the nakedness of the figurines is also controversial; some of the figurines could have had clothes painted on them..

The painting displays the technological stages of Venus figurine manufacture

The Middle European Lengyel statuettes are first of all of a high handcrafted quality and very decorative. The shapes and patterns are taken over from the earlier statuettes. Some of them bear specific anatomical and ethnographic elements, such as the Venuse with schematic curly hair.

This statuette has schematic straight hair.

One of the many pieces of the Venus figurines from Neolithic era, found in South Moravia. This fraction has a preserved coloration with geometrical patterns.The figurine is uncomplete, it could also have had complet clothing. 

The figurine of a woman in a skirt is decorated with ceramic lugs. The statuette could also be wearing a complete dress, not only a skirt on a bare body

The reconstructive transformation on this picture analyzes the skew elements in the place of the shoulder blades – it could be draped textiles

On this statuette found in Austria we can see the preserved traces of the original painting. The interesting fact is also the hole between it´s tights. It could serve for interlacing of the waistcloth or, less probably, for fixing of the figure to the base; the fingertips would hinder the perfect fixing. The image represents the possibilities of the painting interpretation – the decorative leggings on the tights, tattooes, paintings on the skin and a necklace in the form of boar tusks. We can also see the decoration on the neck.  

[ancientstuff]

Interesting discovery of a cave used as sanctuary from violent times.

[innervoiceartblog]

"A reminder to any woman who looks at her body and finds it flawed: these are prehistoric carvings of goddesses. These represent the epitome of feminine beauty to those we seek to emulate when we go on diets. Not a flat tummy, thigh gap, or gravity-defying breast among them.

These are bodies that are unique to their owners, and contain stories of desire, creation, hardship, and perseverance. These are bodies that are ready to hold you as you cry. These are bodies that worked every day to provide nourishment, resources and guidance to their communities while also caring for the next generation. They supported one another in their labor, holding one another’s babies while they worked crafting tools, collecting water & singing songs to teach the young about the goddesses they so closely resembled.

And these carvings weren’t found in just one area. They’ve been discovered nearly everywhere humanity has settled and thrived. Which means there was a time when womanhood, in all her power and capacity, was revered not as merely a sexual novelty or shunned as sinful temptation, but seen as a source of inspiration to create, to connect, and to find courage.

Today, our patriarchal society reveres conformity in women over all. It demands that women strive to achieve and maintain a form that resembles an untested girl. Our bodies must look perpetually untouched, unspoiled, a blank slate for a man to claim and use and write his own story upon. Instead of worshiping women as they are, we scrutinize and discard them as never good enough. And the more we strive to conform, the more we give up control of our bodies.

So have comfort, women: with each fat roll and jiggle you gain as you move forward in time, you come closer to resembling the goddess as she originally appeared in the hearts of humanity. She lives in you and longs to be seen and revered as she was before.

And you deserve to be worshipped."

~ Alaura Weaver

Photo source: http://albertis-window.com/2012/04/excavation-sites-for-prehistoric-and-ancient-female-figurines/

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Female Fertility Figurine.

Place of origin: Türkiye

Period: Neolithic

Date: 7th Millennium B.C.

Medium: Ceramic

[vintagehomecollection]

The Fireplace, 1994

[blueiscoool]

8,000-Year-Old Female Figurine Found in Turkey

During the excavations carried out in the Ulucak Mound in the Kemalpaşa district of Izmir, an 8 thousand-year-old female statuette made of clay was found.

With the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Metropolitan Municipality, Kemalpaşa Municipality and Kemalpaşa Organized Industrial Zone , excavations continue in the 8,850-year-old Ulucak Mound, the oldest settlement in Izmir . Trakya University Faculty of Letters, Department of Protohistory and Near-Asian Archaeology, Prof. Dr. During this year's excavations at the mound, where Özlem Çevik took over the excavation directorate in 2009, an approximately 8 thousand-year-old female figurine was found.

Prof. stated that one of the first village settlements of Izmir was Ulucak Mound. Dr. Özlem Çevik said, "Ulucak represents one of the earliest farming village settlements in Western Anatolia. It is important for us to understand the neolithization process. The first settlement in the mound dates back to 8,850 years ago. Ulucak Höyük has been inhabited uninterruptedly for 1150 years, that is, for 45 five generations." We see that the neolithic settlement continues in this year's mound. One of the most important finds we have found so far is a female figure. Generally, we find parts of figures such as arms, legs and heads in Ulucak. "It is the 6th figure that has ever been found in its entirety," he said.

Emphasizing that the depicted female statuette can be predicted to have a privileged position within the community, Prof. Dr. Çevik said, "It may represent the person who lives here and tells stories in the community. It is made of clay. It is 8-10 centimeters in size. It can fit in a hand. It can be found inside houses, next to ovens, buried in pits under door thresholds, or in association with grinding stones , or in a "We find it associated with flints in the container. They may be ritual objects used to fulfill an intention, action or wish," he said.

Prof. pointed out that the most important element that distinguishes the female figurine found from others is that its mouth is indicated. Dr. Çevik said, "Because the figures usually show eyes and nose. In this figure, we see that the mouth is indicated as a hole, and a hole is made on the neck, which can be used as a jewelry."

[the-cricket-chirps]

Egyptian

Female Figurine, ca. 1938-1630 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum

[chinesehanfu]

【Hairstyle Historical Artifact Reference】:

Early Tang Dynasty Sancai (Tri-coloured) female sitting figurine with hairstyle  “𝙹𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙶𝚞 Ji/ 驚鵠髻 ” 

“Jing Gu Ji/ 驚鵠髻 ”: which means “startled bird”,due to its shape resembling a bird flapping its wings.

[Hanfu · 漢服]China Tang Dynasty (960–1127 AD) Chinese Traditional Clothing Hanfu Photoshoot Reference to Tang Dynasty Sancai Female Sitting Figurine

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[miruuxnoir]

These are some of my favorite porcelain figurines I found at the house i grew up in. Of course I like them all and they’re all beautiful in their own way♡︎♡︎

[jennaakaninjastar]

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[marilettisuccubi]

[prjwl10]

After coming across the Gojo figurine incident, I have now come to conclusion that

Geto was right all along

[ancestorsalive]

The Venus of Dolní Věstonice is a Venus figurine of female figure dated to 29,000–25,000 BC. It was found at the Paleolithic site Dolní Věstonice in the Moravian basin south of Brno, in the base of Děvín Mountain in which is present-day Czech Republic.

Source: Ancient Library

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

 Female figure, 1991BC-1802BC, Thebes.

[picard-schreckensberger]

Female figurine

Ceramic

Szegvár-Tűzköves, Hungary

5000–4500 BCE