In the Near East, clay was worked more than any other material except flint. The oldest objects made of clay are hand-modeled female figurines hardened in fire.
Provenance: tell Aswad.
Era: Late Bronze Age (circa 7000 BC).
Material: terra cotta.
Dimensions: 5 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm.
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus.
Photo: Nicholas Randall.
Michel Fortin, Syria, Land of Civilization. Les Éditions de l'Homme, Musée de la Civilisation de Québec 1999.
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