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Cast aluminum on polished marble base. Limited edition 2 of 7.

The Cult of Magna Mater, the Great Mother, is probably the oldest religion of all. The earliest stone-age sculptures depict the mother- goddess, and an idol found in Catal Höyük, 6000 years old, depict her in the form she later became worshipped as Cybele in Phrygia. The worship evolved through the millennia, but the goddess remained a symbol of the powerful female forces in the universe. Many different interpretations appeared, and various cults have interacted and mixed ideas. Not much is known about her worship in ancient times, but in her incarnation as Cybele in ancient Phrygia she started the cult which would later evolve into the cult of Magna Mater in Rome.

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Magna mater Sculpture

Sinan Polvan

Turkey

Sculpture, Metal on Marble

Size: 4 W x 11 H x 3.2 D in

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Cast aluminum on polished marble base. Limited edition 2 of 7. The Cult of Magna Mater, the Great Mother, is probably the oldest religion of all. The earliest stone-age sculptures depict the mother- goddess, and an idol found in Catal Höyük, 6000 years old, depict her in the form she later became worshipped as Cybele in Phrygia. The worship evolved through the millennia, but the goddess remained a symbol of the powerful female forces in the universe. Many different interpretations appeared, and various cults have interacted and mixed ideas. Not much is known about her worship in ancient times, but in her incarnation as Cybele in ancient Phrygia she started the cult which would later evolve into the cult of Magna Mater in Rome.

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Sculpture:

Metal on Marble

Original:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

4 W x 11 H x 3.2 D in

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Sinan Polvan, born in Istanbul in 1969, was introduced to the plastic arts at Seniye Fenmen’s ceramic workshop in the years 1978-1980. After graduating from the Sankt Georg’s College in Istanbul, he studied architecture at the Technical University Graz and at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, where he also attended the clay modelling classes. He is teaching at the Bahcesehir University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, and at the Fachhochschule Salzburg, Austria. Specialized in art, architecture and urban history, he is the author of various papers and works.

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