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Ancient Near East, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A remarkable Kusura-type - also known as violin type - marble idol of a minimalist yet abstract anthropomorphic form intended to represent a goddess. The idol is hand-carved into a thin sheet with a petite, circular head, a slender, lengthy neck, broad shoulders, and a semi-circular body. Kusura idols come from the village of Kusura in southeastern modern-day Turkey. Votive idols like this one are known in a variety of fascinating forms throughout the pre-literate ancient world. From the truly abstract Kilia-type figures that are barely recognizable as human to the exaggerated feminine shapes of so-called "Venus" figures, people in the past, as today, had a clear desire to portray human forms and did not feel constrained by naturalism. Size: 2.5" W x 5.6" H (6.4 cm x 14.2 cm); 6.5" H (16.5 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-German collection, since the 1970s

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  • Condition: Repaired with break line visible. Nice signs of age with nicks to peripheries and abrasions to surface, as shown. Great preservation of form and heavy earthen deposits throughout.

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