WESTERN ASIATIC STONE EYE IDOL

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ART OF ASIA- FROM ANTIQUITY TO PRESENT DAY

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Jul 26, 2020

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  Ca.4000 BC. Western Asiatic. Attractive cream-coloured stone Tell Brak Eye Idol consisting of a bell-shaped body, surmounted by a short ‘neck’ supporting two drilled circular eyes. Idols of this kind are common in Sumer, the earliest known civilization in Western Asia. Wide eyes are symbolic of piety to the gods in much of Mesopotamian art. Excellent condition. Provenance: From the private collection of an Oxford gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets. Size: H:90.5mm / W:70mm ; 608g
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