what is the meaning of mother goddess
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mother-figure deity, a central figure of many early nature cults where maintenance of fertility was of prime religious importance. Examples of such goddesses include Isis, Astarte, Cybele, and Demeter.
NAME: MOTHER GODDESS
MEDIUM: TERRACOTTA (BAKED CLAY)
PERIOD: CIRCA 2500 B.C.
LOCATION: MOHENJODARO
SIZE: 22 x 8 x 5 cms.
COLLECTION: NATIONAL MUSEUM, NEW DELHI.
THEME/SUBJECT MATTER: A terracotta idol of the fertility goddess.
DESCRIPTION: It is one of the best preserved, large sized terracotta images representing the Mother Goddess. The significance of the broad, pan like attachments on both sides of the hairdo of the head of the goddess is quite unique. The pinched nose and ornamentation are flatly laid on the body and pressed on to the figure. The general folk ar effect in the figure is most interesting. She is wearing just a loin cloth with a girdle, small breasts uncovered; Eyes are small balls (pellet) of clay. The sculptor at Mohenjo-daro was skilled in his art and could create both realistically and stylistically.
This sculpture of Mother Goddess and various other mother goddesses were worshipped as the bestowers/givers of fertility and prosperity. India is traditionally a country where more than 80 per cent of its inhabitants are agriculturists who naturally worship gods and goddesses of fertility and prosperity. She is perhaps the prototype of a crude idol of one such goddess.