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THBBactrian Stone Idol - Body of a Woman
Lot 75
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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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- Lot Description
Central Asia, Bactria-Margiana (BMAC) (Oxus Civilization), Bronze Age, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A fascinating body from an idol figure of a type found in the modern countries of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, giving us a hint to the ancient culture that flourished there over three thousand years ago. Hand carved from a hard grey stone - probably chlorite - this example has its surface incised with triangular and linear motifs that resemble feathers. These motifs are designed to look like a kaunakes, or tufted garment, with a rounded front neckline. The torso is in the form of an abstract seated torso with a broad body and a small lip that juts outward to indicate the legs/feet. An ovoid divot in the top once had a head made from a different material - perhaps rock crystal or limestone based on other known examples. This figure is probably meant to be female based on other known examples. Size: 3.6" W x 2.2" H (9.1 cm x 5.6 cm)
The kaunakes was originally a Sumerian garment whose style migrated along the Silk Road and became popular in Bactria. Composite statuettes like this one, with the head composed of a different material than the body, have been found in the graves of women. Do they represent the individual buried, or are they deities?
Provenance: private California, USA collection, acquired over fifteen years ago
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#137576Intact, with light scratching and deposits on surface commensurate with age. Nice preservation of form. The figure would have once had a head made of a different material.Condition
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