Lot Essay
For similar examples from the Collection of Elie Borowski, see nos. 4-8, p. 45-47 in Spycket, The Human Form Divine.
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NEOLITHIC AND NEAR EASTERN ART
LOTS 660-734
A LATE VINCA CLAY HEAD
CIRCA 5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
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A LATE VINCA CLAY HEAD
Circa 5th Millennium B.C.
Triangular in form with a wide forehead and narrow pointed chin, the large half-moon eyes with long eye lashes extending vertically from the upper lids, the long narrow nose and small mouth accented by deeply-incised decorative lines
37/8 in. (9.8 cm) high
Circa 5th Millennium B.C.
Triangular in form with a wide forehead and narrow pointed chin, the large half-moon eyes with long eye lashes extending vertically from the upper lids, the long narrow nose and small mouth accented by deeply-incised decorative lines
37/8 in. (9.8 cm) high