Description:

Ancient Near East/Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II-III, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A hand-carved marble idol of the Kusura-Beycesultan variety with a rounded triangular body, a corseted neck line, and an ovoid head with a pair of petite eyes. The meaning and function of such idols remains an enigma without any written records from this era. Archaeologists have theorized that since fertility was prized by these peoples, violin-shaped idol like this example probably took inspiration, albeit in an abstract manner, from the female anatomy. Size: 1.125" W x 1.7" H (2.9 cm x 4.3 cm); 2.2" H (5.6 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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#147849

  • Condition: Small chips along both sides of figure and peripheries, with light encrustations, and fading to eyes on face, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits throughout.

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