Dogū (Clay Figurine), 土偶, Final Jōmon period (ca. 1000–300 B.C.), Japan, Earthenware with cord-marked and incised decoration, H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Ceramics, Like most figurines found at Jōmon sites, this one is broken at the waist, perhaps deliberately. Archaeologists conjecture that such figurines were used in ancient practices to ensure fertility
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Dogū, Clay Figurine, 土偶, Final Jōmon period, ca, 1000–300 B.C, Japan, Earthenware, cord-marked, incised decoration, H, 6 1/8, 15.6 cm, W, 7 1/4, 18.4, D, 2 3/4, Ceramics, figurines, Jōmon sites, broken, waist, perhaps deliberately, Archaeologists conjecture, ancient practices, ensure fertility
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