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Dogu (Clay Figurine)

Dogu (Clay Figurine). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm). Like most figurines found at Jomon sites, this one is broken at the waist, perhaps deliberately. Archaeologists conjecture that such figurines were used in ancient practices to ensure fertility.
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Title: Dogu (Clay Figurine)
Caption: Dogu (Clay Figurine). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm). Like most figurines found at Jomon sites, this one is broken at the waist, perhaps deliberately. Archaeologists conjecture that such figurines were used in ancient practices to ensure fertility.
Technique/material: Earthenware with cord-marked and incised decoration
Period: Final Jomon period (ca. 1000-300 B. C. )
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 4311 × 3234 px | 39.9 MB
Print size: 36.5 × 27.4 cm | 1697.2 × 1273.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ASIA • ASIAN ART • CERAMICS • CORD • EARTHENWARE WITH CORD-MARKED AND INCISED DECORATION • EARTHENWARE • FIGURINES • FINAL JOMON PERIOD (CA. 1000-300 B. C. ) • JAPAN • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • POTTERY • SCULPTURE • STATUES