.jpg?w=1)
CHALCOLITHIC PERIOD CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
Details
A SYRO-PALESTINIAN BASALT PILLAR IDOL
CHALCOLITHIC PERIOD
CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
Cylindrical in form on a splayed base, with male genitalia sculpted in relief, the navel projecting above, incised diagonal markings along the body, a loop on either side serving as the arms, the head flaring along its upper edge, the face with a ridged nose and projecting eyes, the upper surface recessed at the center, perhaps to serve as an altar
16 in. (40.6 cm.) high
CHALCOLITHIC PERIOD
CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
Cylindrical in form on a splayed base, with male genitalia sculpted in relief, the navel projecting above, incised diagonal markings along the body, a loop on either side serving as the arms, the head flaring along its upper edge, the face with a ridged nose and projecting eyes, the upper surface recessed at the center, perhaps to serve as an altar
16 in. (40.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. Charles Maillant, Neuilly, France, 1940s.
Exhibited
Paris, Résonances des arts Primitifs, Galerie Jacques Peron, 12 February - 12 March 1960.