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Dreamer of Malta Stone Statue
Sleeping Goddess of Malta Statue
9.5 inches long x 5.5 inches high (24 x 14cm)
Large Bonded Stone Statue
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[National Archaeological Museum, Valetta,
Malta. 3000 B.C.]
The most spectacular monument in Malta is the enormous, labyrinthine underground
sanctuary known as the Hypogeum. This more than 6,000 square meter, three level
monolith may have been the ceremonial center of the island long ago.
This catacomb-like structure seems to have been at once temple, tomb and healing
center. The main hall leads into the oracle room where two identical small
sculptures of a woman were found lying on the floor where they were probably
left when the shrine was abandoned.
The dreamer is lying on her side on a low couch, one enormous right forearm
underneath her head, the other draped across her heavy breast. She is
ample-hipped and topless.
Dressed in a full length, bell-shaped skirt she clearly appears to be asleep,
almost visibly dreaming. The figures were probably part of a ceremony of dream
incubation.
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