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THBAnatolian Marble Abstract Idol - Troy Type
Lot 88
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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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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Near East, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age I-II, ca. 3200 to 2300 BCE. A wonderfully-preserved Troy-type idol of a simplified, abstract anthropomorphic form, hand-carved from chalky-white marble. The thin idol is carved with a rough rectangular body, a corseted neck, and a simple head with only a pair of lightly-incised eye brows, very faint eyes, and a slender necklace to denote the face. Votive idols like this one are known in a variety of fascinating forms throughout the pre-literate 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 had a clear desire to portray human forms and did not feel constrained by naturalism. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 2.9" W x 6.7" H (7.4 cm x 17 cm); 7.375" H (18.7 cm) on included custom stand.
For a stylistically-similar example with more well-defined facial features, please see "Idols: The Beginning of Abstract Form." Ariadne Galleries, Inc., New York, 1989, p. 57, fig. 14.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Richard Wagner collection, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, acquired in the 1960s
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#143431Losses to parts of original body and peripheries, light encrustations, some calcifications, and softening to facial features. Nice earthen deposits throughout. Old inventory label on verso.Condition
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