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THBCypriot / Anatolian Marble Kilia Idol Head
Lot 60
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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
Anatolia, present-day Turkey, ca. 2800 to 2200 BCE. A lovely kilia head hand-carved in a highly stylized minimalistic form from a creamy beige marble. This anthropomorphic sculpture exhibits a trapezoidal shape with two circular raised eyes, a long nasal ridge that ends at its chin in a thin nose, perky ears flanking a large forehead, and a slender tubular neck extending from the backside of its chin. Looking closely, one can make out traces of the original mouth below the nose, forming a petite smile. Kilia dolls, also called stargazers for their upward facing heads, were made throughout the Mediterranean during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age and are characterized by their bulbous heads, long necks, flat bodies, and wide flipper-like arms. The figure's smooth marble surface gracefully shimmers in the daylight, reminiscent of the very stars this ancient astronomer has been gazing at for centuries. Size: 1.25" L x 1.125" W x 1.25" H (3.2 cm x 2.9 cm x 3.2 cm)
Provenance: ex Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA acquired before 2000
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#160467Head is a fragment with the body lost below the neck. Lightly abraded area on the top and top right corner of head. Otherwise the form is in excellent condition with extensive deposits on the surface that emphasize its impressive age.Condition
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