Anonymous - Walking pregnant woman of Tassili n’Ajjer

Anonymous - Walking pregnant woman of Tassili n’Ajjer
  • Title: Walking pregnant woman of Tassili n’Ajjer
  • Artist: Anonymous (-)
  • Date: c.5000 BCE
  • Medium: Cave painting
  • Dimensions:

The figure is a woman in profile with a round head, which corresponds to a period of cave art work in nowdays Northern Africa, the Round Head Period ranging from 7500 to 5000 BCE. The woman shows curvature of spine, distended stomach and one breast. Wears belt supporting knee length garment back and front, has decoration on shoulder and wears armbands and kneebands. Her arms are in front and hold a decorated crescent-shaped object or might that be a baby she is carrying?

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