Collections of archaeology of Gran Canaria
Inventory: 33.03
5Object: Gener
ic FigureClassification: Ceram
icsMatter: Clay. Almagre.
Technical: Modeling. Printing. Incision. Brushin
g.Dimensions: Height, 4.9 cm.; max. width, 3.3
cm. Cultural context: Prehistory of Gran Cana
riaDescription: Female human figure. It features applications for breasts, navel and vulva prints, and pubic triangle incisions. It stands out a support support located on its back face. It preserves undefined remains of almagre and traces of burnishing
on one side. Use/function: So-called idols are anthropomorphic, zoomorfa or mixed character figures made mostly in cooked clay. These figurations manifest a preference for human representation, especially female representation. The signaling of sexual attributes leads to linking these figures with the cult of fertility. Ori
gin: Painted Risco, Themisas, T. M. de Agaimes, Gran CanariaCon
text: Village of artificial room caves associated with a rock barn and a necropolis of natural caves. Finding: Found on
the surface in the exterior landfill of the village during the realization of surveys in the area. Form of incom
e: DepositSource of incom
e: J.J. Rodríguez Yánez, archaeologist and partner of The Canary Museum between 1987 and 199
9.Date of entry: 1988
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