Magna Mater, Anatolian Mother Goddess Figurine, Çatalhöyük, 5750 B.C., Museum

Magna Mater, Anatolian Mother Goddess Figurine, Çatalhöyük, 5750 B.C., Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara

Month of March is honored as Women’s History Month in the United States. I decided this would be a great opportunity to celebrate Women throughout the ages as I have encountered them in my art historical journey. The earliest Stone-Age sculpture of the Mother Goddess figure found in Anatolia was found in Çatalhoyuk depicting a female figurine associated with fertility and agriculture. A figurine with huge breasts and wide hips sits on a throne between two leopards, giving birth. Anatolian Mother Goddess, Cybele, associated with the powerful female forces of the universe is thought to have derived from this type.