What does this clay statuette that appeared in Mérida represent?

Among the numerous archaeological finds that the city of Mérida has provided, stands out a small clay statuette discovered in 2009 during the excavations on a plot of Cervantes Street. The figure, approximately 14 cm high, represents a woman covered with a mantle that falls on her shoulders to her feet. Her face, barely sketched, has large eyes and a prominent nose, but lacks a mouth. The most striking of this piece is her symbolism. Her curvili…