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THBAnatolian Marble Idol - Kusura Type
Lot 68a
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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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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- Lot Description
Ancient Near East, Anatolia, southeastern Turkey, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A finely preserved idol figure of an extremely simplified anthropomorphic form, hand-carved from yellow-white marble with integral grey veining throughout. The Kusura-type idol is of a distinctly thin form with an ovoid body, a gently tapered neck, and a circular head devoid of any discernible facial features. Kusura idols come from the village of Kusura in modern-day southeastern Turkey. Votive idols like this one are known in a variety of fascinating forms throughout the pre-literate world. Their abstract nature suggests that, unlike modern artists, ancient sculptors did not have a penchant for conveying naturalistic human forms and could express themselves in more ambiguous yet profound ways. Size: 2.625" W x 5.1" H (6.7 cm x 13 cm); 5.7" H (14.5 cm) on included custom stand.
For a stylistically similar example, please see "Idols: The Beginning of Abstract Form." Ariadne Galleries, Inc., New York, 1989, p. 59, fig. 21.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s; ex-Tepper Gallery auction, New York, USA, 1970s
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#152794Minor nicks and abrasions to obverse, verso, and peripheries, with light encrustations, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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