Etruscan Terracotta Votive model of a female vulva; hollowed out. Shows muscular ripples and sectioned cervix (Medical) - (1)

ITEM: Votive model of a female vulva; hollowed out. Shows muscular ripples and sectioned cervix MATERIAL: Terracotta CULTURE: Etruscan PERIOD: 4th Century B. C DIMENSIONS: 135 mm x 75 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex Dutch private collection, by descent 1983 by inheritance to the present owner (2010) , Ex E. W. 1966, ex. D. S. , London (1917 - 1991) In antiquity, the cult of a mother goddess and divine nurse (or kourotrophos) was prevalent throughout the Mediterranean, from Asia Minor to Sicily and from southern Russia to North Africa. The kourotrophos directly intervened in the affairs of men, her domain embracing all aspects of life and death. From early in the Archaic period, images of kourotrophoi frequently appeared in the art of central and Southern Italy. These depictions commonly took the form of a seated female holding a swaddled child. Diana, Mater Matuta, Minerva, Persephone, Turan, and Uni are some of the goddesses worshipped as kourotrophoi in Italy. Terracotta votive statues, statuettes, heads, busts, infants, and anatomical parts were common dedications to a kourotrophos at her sanctuaries in Etruria, Latium, and Campania. Examples are scattered worldwide in museums and private collections. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and European Union export license If you bid outside European Union and win the item, we must request a new export license to your country and the shipment will delay between 3 - 5 weeks and the new licence will have a cost of 5% of the value of the item won The Seller can prove that the lot was obtained legally , provenance statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days.