5,000-yea -old
‘Sta gaze ’
statuette
f om
a cie t
Tu key
eveals
a
myste ious
ea ly
huma
sculptu e
(PC:
The
Clevela d
Museum
of
A t)
Mo e
tha
5,000
yea s
ago,
a
sculpto
i
what
is
ow
Tu key
ca ved
a
small
ma ble
figu e
with
he
head
tilted
towa ds
the
sky.
Today,
the
statuette
k ow
as
“The
Sta gaze ”
is
o e
of
about
30
simila
figu es
k ow
to
exist.
The
Clevela d
Museum
of
A t
says
its
example
is
amo g
the
few
that
emai
whole
a d
u b oke ,
maki g
it
a
a e
su vivo
f om
the
a cie t
past.
Measu i g
17.2
ce timet es
i
height,
the
figu e
has
a
highly
stylised
huma
fo m,
with
a
ove sized
oval
head,
a
lo g,
bi d-like
eck,
small
ci cula
eyes
a d
o
mouth.
A
i sc ibed
pubic
t ia gle
ide tifies
the
figu e
as
female.
The
museum
dates
the
wo k
to
a ou d
3000
BCE
a d
dates
it
to
a ou d
3000
BCE
a d
ide tifies
it
as
a
Ea ly
B o ze
Age
sculptu e
f om
Weste
A atolia.
Its
o igi al
pu pose
emai s
u ce tai ,
although
the
museum
suggests
the
female
figu e
may
have
bee
associated
with
fe tility
a d
abu da ce.
The
Sta gaze
is
a
5,000-yea -old
ma ble
statuette
f om
a cie t
Tu key
The
Clevela d
Museum
of
A t
dates
the
Sta gaze
to
a ou d
3000
BCE
a d
ide tifies
it
as
a
Ea ly
B o ze
Age
wo k
f om
Weste
A atolia.
The
museum
says
o ly
about
30
sta gaze
figu es
a e
k ow ,
maki g
the
Clevela d
example
a e
because
it
is
whole
a d
u b oke .
The
figu e
measu es
17.2
ce timet es
a d
is
ca ved
f om
t a sluce t
ma ble.
Its
head
tilts
d amatically
backwa ds,
givi g
it
the
appea a ce
of
looki g
towa ds
the
sky.
The
museum
desc ibes
these
figu es
as
highly
stylised
a d
ecog isably
huma
i
o ly
the
simplest
se se.
The
Clevela d
example
is
amo g
the
ea liest
huma
sculptu es
i
the
museum’s
collectio .
It
emai s
a
a e
su vivo
today.
How
its
u usual
face
a d
upwa d-looki g
pose
make
the
Sta gaze
disti ctive
The
statuette
has
a
simplified
huma
fo m.
Its
ove sized,
oval-shaped
head
ests
o
a
sle de ,
bi d-like
eck
that
cu ves
backwa ds.
The
ose
is
show
as
a
elo gated
idge,
while
the
small
ci cula
eyes
a e
ca ved
i
slight
elief.
The
figu e
has
o
mouth.
I cised
li es
ac oss
the
pelvic
a ea
i dicate
that
the
sculpto
delibe ately
e de ed
the
figu e
as
female.
Simila
li es
co ti ue
dow
the
legs
befo e
eachi g
tightly
joi ed
feet
at
the
a owest
pa t
of
the
body.
The
figu e
ca ot
sta d
by
itself.
This
suggests
that
it
may
have
bee
i te ded
to
be
held
o
placed
lyi g
dow .
Its
t a sluce t
ma ble,
whe
polished,
ca
emulate
the
appea a ce
of
soft
flesh,
addi g
to
the
figu e’s
myste ious
quality.