| Chapter 2: | Female Figures in Eurasian Neolithic Iconography |
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Figure 8. Pot with sculpted human figure. Ledu, Liuwan, Western China, Machang Phase of Majiayao Culture, ca. 2300 BCE. Courtesy of the National Museum of China.
and similar European figures. The fins on her knees and elbows link her to the piscine imagery of the Lepenski Vir fish goddesses. At the sides of the woman on the Liuwan pot there are large circles filled with webs/nets. Most interestingly, there is another pot from Liuwan, dating to 2300–2000 BCE, where the