id:			161638
accession number:	2000.202
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2000.202
updated:		2023-03-15 15:46:40.232000

Vinca Idol, 4th millennium BC. Serbia, Vinça culture, Neolithic Era. Fired clay with paint; overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Bruce Ferrini 2000.202

title:				Vinca Idol
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creation date:			4th millennium BC
creation date earliest:		-4000
creation date latest:		-3000
current location:		106A Migration Period & Coptic
creditline:			Gift of Bruce Ferrini
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culture:	Serbia, Vinça culture, Neolithic Era
technique:	fired clay with paint
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - European Bronze Age
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
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fun fact:
This figurine depicts a female deity with a protruding belly and plump buttocks.

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wall description:
This statuette, probably a cult idol, dates to the Neolithic Era which saw the development of farming and human technology. It is extraordinarily well preserved and derives from the settlement at Vinca in modern Serbia. This flourishing culture was the largest known in Europe at that time, extending along the Danube into the Balkans and Central Europe. Thousands of clay statuettes have been discovered in the region's Vinca settlements suggestive of the intense magic-religious practices within the Vinca culture. This statuette is anthropomorphic, or human-shaped, and is presumed to have been used for ritual purposes. The use of red paint is typical of Vinca Neolithic figurines, and few have survived in such excellent condition.
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