Nile Goddess
This graceful Egyptian figure is a personal favourite of mine, and was created much more recently than the 2 previous images (around 4,000 BCE). Many figures of this style where found in the Egyptian area and are considered to be funeral icons. Unlike the bursting fertility of earlier female figures, this one is more abstract. The curved head and upswept arms have a bird-like quality to them. Her stance is similar to that of a modern Priestess who is drawing down the moon. Archeaologists believe this figure represents reincarnation or rebirth, rather than fertility.
