ʿAin Ghazal statues
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The ʿAin Ghazal statues are a number of large-scale lime plaster and reed statues discovered at the archeological site of ʿAin Ghazal in Amman, Jordan, dating back to approximately 9000 years ago (made between 7200 BC[3] and 6250 BCE),[4] from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic C period.[2] A total of 15 statues and 15 busts were discovered in 1983 and 1985 in two underground caches, created about 200 years apart.[5]
ʿAin Ghazal statues | |
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Material | plaster and reed |
Size | 32 items |
Created | between 7200 BC[1] and 6250 BC [2] |
Discovered | 1983 ʿAin Ghazal, Amman, Jordan 31.988°N 35.976°E / 31.988; 35.976 |
Present location | The Jordan Museum |
The statues are among the earliest large-scale representations of the human form, and represent remarkable specimens of prehistoric art from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B or C period.[6] Their purpose remains uncertain, with archaeologists believing they may have been buried just after production, having possibly been made with that intent.[7][8]
The ʿAin Ghazal Statues are today part of the collections of The Jordan Museum in Amman, with some also on display at the Amman Citadel's Jordan Archaeological Museum, while a few have been loaned to foreign museums: one statue is in the Louvre Museum in Paris; parts of three other statues can be seen at the British Museum in London;[9] and one of the figures with two heads is on show in the Louvre Abu Dhabi.[10][11]