Goddess Treasures

Description

Crafted in stone, gold, ivory, lapis lazuli, cowries, jade, and other precious things. From left to right, top to bottom: Prajñāpāramitā, Java; Lakshmi of Kolhapur, Maharashtra; Cihuateteo, Jalapa, Mexico; ‘Ashtart/Qudsu from the Uluburun shipwreck off the coast of Turkey; Phemba ancestral mother, western Congo; HatHor, Egypt; Demeter, Greece; BaLuba ancestor, southern Congo; Mazu / Tin Hau, Meizhou Island, China; Dan ancestor, Liberia; Fountain goddess, Candi Belahan, east Java; golden icon, Quimbaya culture, Colombia; Coyolxauhqui, Aztec Moon Goddess, Mexico; Being with chimeric attributes of tree, panther, and snakes, Marlik, Iran.