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Near East, Syria, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk period, 4th millennium BCE. A huge pottery "spectacle" eye idol on a hollow conical base. Tell Brak was a major Mesopotamian city in northeastern Syria, located on a trade route between the Tigris river valley north to Anatolia, the Euphrates, and the Mediterranean Sea. The most famous building excavated at this huge site was the Eye Temple, where thousands of figures made of stone and terracotta with pierced and incised eyes have been excavated. Archaeologists believe that these were placed there as offerings. Wide eyes have been interpreted as a sign of attentiveness to the gods in Mesopotamian art. Size: 3.75" W x 5.3" H (9.5 cm x 13.5 cm)

Provenance: ex-private East Coast, USA collection

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#121219

  • Condition: Intact, with encrustation on one side.

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