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National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta, Malta, Central Mediterranean

The 'fat ladies' sculptures, found at Ħaġar Qim and Tarxien, have massive rounded thighs and arms, but tiny, doll-like hands and feet. They wear pleated skirts and sit with their legs tucked neatly to one side. The statue appears to be the oldest monumental anthropomorphic representation known from Mediterranean prehistory.

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Uploaded on January 24, 2019
Taken on February 19, 2006