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 400 700 AD. Marajo island, Brazil.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/Courtesy David Bernstein Gallery, New York
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A16_374
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
21,2Mo (1,1Mo) / 21,8cm x 24,4cm / 2572 x 2882 (300dpi)