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AN ANATOLIAN MARBLE IDOL
EARLY BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 2700-2100 B.C.
Details
AN ANATOLIAN MARBLE IDOL
EARLY BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 2700-2100 B.C.
Of Kusura type, with rounded body and short rudimentary arms, the long neck with disc head
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high
Provenance
German private collection, formed during the 1960s-1970s (lots 1-8, 45-52, 139 and 145-146).
Special notice
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Lot Essay
Cf. J. Thimme, Kunst und Kultur der Kykladen im 3. Jahrtausend v. Chr., Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, 1976, pp. 383 and 551, no. 503 for a similar idol.