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Valdivia Phase II (Ecuador)

“Venus” figurine

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Object Details

Culture

Valdivia Phase II (Ecuador)

Date

2700-2300 BC

Medium

Stone

Dimensions

4 3/4 × 11/16 × 3/8 inches (12 × 1.7 × 1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas Carroll, PhD 1951

Object
Number

2008.070.052

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Divination vessel

Nigeria, Yoruba people

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“Venus” figurine

Valdivia Phase III (Ecuador)