Consider the Figurine of a Voluptuous Lady

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Essay

Consider the Figurine of a Voluptuous Lady. Identify the culture in which this work was created and discuss its formal elements and the purposes for which it was likely created.

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Definitions:

Cretaceous Era

A geological epoch that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago, at the end of the Mesozoic Era, known for the extinction of dinosaurs.

Meteor Impact

The collision of a meteoroid with the Earth or another planet, causing effects ranging from craters to climate changes depending on the size and speed of the meteoroid.

Extinction

The process through which a species ceases to exist due to the death of its last remaining members.

Dinosaurs

A diverse group of prehistoric reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era, now extinct.