Lot Essay
For similar, cf. M. Gimbutas, The Gods and Goddesses of Old Europe, 7000-3500 B.C., London, 1974, pp. 44-66.
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NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
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A VINCA TERRACOTTA SEATED MALE FIGURE
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
Wearing a characteristic triangular shaped mask, with hemispherical eyes, neat, straight hair falling behind, and a V-necked, long-sleeved tunic with pleated sleeves, a belt at the hips, and trousers with bindings at the knee and ankle, seated on a low bench, decorated with incised diagonal lines, pierced at the elbows and back of head
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
Wearing a characteristic triangular shaped mask, with hemispherical eyes, neat, straight hair falling behind, and a V-necked, long-sleeved tunic with pleated sleeves, a belt at the hips, and trousers with bindings at the knee and ankle, seated on a low bench, decorated with incised diagonal lines, pierced at the elbows and back of head
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, the Netherlands, acquired 1960s; thence by descent to the present owner.
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