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title: Tusk Figurine of a Man
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# Tusk Figurine of a Man

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ca. 3900-3500 BC Tusk figures belong to a group of abbreviated figurines made in the Predynastic Period. Such figurines emphasize only facial features and sexuality, while eliminating or schematizing limbs. Tusk figurines exploit a natural form –the tusk of a hippo– creating a male figure that radiates sexuality.