Seated Goddess of Catalhuyuk
- Seated Goddess of Catalhuyuk
Seated Goddess of Catalhuyuk is a neolithic carving by an unknown artist. Completed sometime between 7000 BC and 5000 BC, this symbol of fertility was unearthed by archeologist James Mellaart in 1961 at a site in Çatalhöyük, Turkey.There were a number of goddess artifacts recovered, either made of baked clay or carved from stone. A mother-goddess is represented in various forms : a young girl, an old woman or a woman giving birth to a child.
The "Seated Goddess of Catalhuyuk", flanked on either side with a leopard, is a nude female form in baked clay that must have had a special significance.
References
*Mellaart, James : Çatalhöyük, A Neolithic Town in Anatolia, London, 1967
*Guide book of "The Anatolian Civilizations Museum"
External links
* [http://www.focusmm.com.au/civcty/cathyk08.htm When the Goddesses Ruled - Catalhuyuk]
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~thelink7/LINKA.HTML The Goddess Uncovered]
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