Female Worshipper Statuette
2700 BC - 2600 BC
Gypsum
Khafajah
36.5 cm x 14 cm x 6.5 cm
Gypsum
Khafajah
36.5 cm x 14 cm x 6.5 cm
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Discussion Questions
Use the questions provided to guide your examination of the artifact.
What do you think is the significance of the figure's clasped hands?
Do you think that Mesopotamian women participated in the same religious practices as men?
Look closely. What can you learn about clothing in ancient Mesopotamia by the way this figure is dressed?