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THBAnatolian Hittite Copper Standing Figures
Lot 68b
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
May 22, 2019
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional art from around the world - Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern; Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India; Fine Art from the 17th century to present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Near East, Anatolia, Syro-Hittite, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A fine gathering of two rare religious idol figures formed from copper. Each pair of figures stand atop an integral plinth, one bar-shaped and one circular, and both have a larger figure placing their left arm around the smaller figure next to them. The larger figure shows a slender male figure standing next to a shorter female figure, each with grooves incised across their shirts, and the male has his right arm held outward. The smaller pair of figures shows a very tall male figure standing next to a shorter male figure with one arm to his mouth, and the taller figure holds a small tool in his right hand. Each composition is covered in thick layers of citrine, green, and brown patina. Size: 1.75" W x 4.3" H (4.4 cm x 10.9 cm); 4.8" H (12.2 cm) on included custom stand.
Bronze votive idols like these are known in a variety of fascinating forms throughout the pre-literate ancient world. From the truly abstract Kilia-type figures that are barely recognizable as human to the exaggerated feminine shapes of so-called "Venus" figures, people in the past, as today, had a clear desire to portray human forms and did not feel constrained by naturalism. There are some repeated motifs: outstretched arms, as on these figures, which researchers have interpreted to mean an act of supplication; similarly, the wide eyes on these figures are an often-repeated characteristic that researchers believe emphasizes that the figures depicted are attentive to the gods. Miniature figures like these seem to be portraying worshippers rather than gods, and we believe that they were small enough that, even though they were made of bronze, ordinary people could have owned them and kept them on home altars. Many people from the ancient Near East are found buried with items like these examples.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#146691Small nicks and abrasions to both sets of figures, with light softening to some finer details, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits as well as great patina throughout.Condition
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