Lot Essay
Four related figures from the collection of George Ortiz were on view at the Musée Guimet, Paris, in the exhibition "Afghanistan, une Histoire Millénaire," 1 March - 27 May 2002.
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CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
Details
A BACTRIAN WHITE STONE IDOL
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
The stylized figure of a bird man with a slender body and tapering arms, the shoulders squared, the beaked nose projecting from the top of the spade-shaped face, preserving traces of pigment delineating the eyes
4¾ in. (12.1 cm.) high
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
The stylized figure of a bird man with a slender body and tapering arms, the shoulders squared, the beaked nose projecting from the top of the spade-shaped face, preserving traces of pigment delineating the eyes
4¾ in. (12.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Japanese Private Collection, early 1990s.