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CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
Details
A BACTRIAN CALCITE-ALABASTER IDOL
Circa 2nd Millennium B.C.
Highly stylized, the cylindrical body tapering to the feet, a humped protrusion at the posterior, the truncated arms extending horizontally, each with a shallow drilled recession, the triangular head with beaked nose, straight lips, dotted circular eyes and bovine ears, the recessed headdress rounded at the top
7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high
Circa 2nd Millennium B.C.
Highly stylized, the cylindrical body tapering to the feet, a humped protrusion at the posterior, the truncated arms extending horizontally, each with a shallow drilled recession, the triangular head with beaked nose, straight lips, dotted circular eyes and bovine ears, the recessed headdress rounded at the top
7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in 1993.