‘Unearthed’ exhibition

This exhibition brings together prehistoric ceramic figurines from the Balkans and Japan for the first time. Over 100 figurines from Albania, Macedonia, Japan, Romania and the UK will be on display. These will include ornate Jomon figurines (known as dogu) from the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection. 22nd Jun 2010 - 29th Aug 2010. Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

A collection of tiny, broken ceramic feet, ornate goggle-eyed statues and the famed ‘Grimes Grave Goddess’ are among 100 prehistoric figurines going on show at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts next week to enable a comparison between a matching (but totally unconnected) tradition of human model making in Japan and Europe thousands of years ago... Unearthed: Matching figurines from unconnected prehistoric regions / The Independent

The Grimes Graves Goddess. Britain, 4000-2500 BC, h. 10.2 cm.