The Ancient Near East Cult Statuette
These figures indicate that people were represented by animals. Women were leopards men were represented by bulls. Most of the statues were made of baked clay and stand 2 to 8 inches high.

Cult Statuette

Who-Neolithic Culture
What- Stone or Baked Clay
When-5,900 B.C.
Where-Catal Hiiyiik, Anatolia
Why- Ward off evil
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