An archaeological mystery: Why ancient Hebrews made figurines of naked women

In First Temple-period Judah, statuettes of women holding up their breasts were apparently a must-have item, but were they images of Yahweh’s wife, fertility figurines, or something else? https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-why-ancient-hebrews-made-figurines-of-naked-women-1.9339933 #israel_archaeology