Interpretation reveals the significance of terracotta women plaques as symbols of social dynamics in ancient South Mesopotamia.
On the basis of data from Diqdiqqah/Ur, a new interpretation for terracotta plaques representing naked women is proposed. A re-evaluation of their number, size, manufacture, circulation and find context leads us to see them as the material correlate of social events and emblem of women’s important role in society in early 2nd mill. BCE South Mesopotamia.
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