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THBIncredibly Rare / Early Anatolian Marble Annular Idol
Lot 66
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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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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Ancient Near East, Anatolian, 5th to 4th millennium BCE. An incredibly large and weighty Anatolian annular idol, hand-carved from a single piece of marble in an impressive ring form from which an integral hemispheric/elliptical "head" with openwork "eyes" arises. One can appreciate the immense skill required to sculpt an object such as this, with near perfect symmetry and balance, and of such a grand scale. Please note that since metallurgy was still in its embryonic stages during this period, stone sculptors were limited to tools made from obsidian or emery when carving and modeling their works. Given this, the harmonious balance of this piece is all the more impressive. While white marble Anatolian idols were often highly schematic in nature; this specimen is quite unusual for its monumental character! Although we know of idols of similar form from Magna Graecia, the Balkans and Western Anatolia, their sizes rarely exceed four or five inches. Size: 13.625" L x 11" W (34.6 cm x 27.9 cm); 15.375" H (39.1 cm) on included custom stand.
Votive idols are known in a variety of fascinating forms throughout the pre-literate ancient world. Given the existence of this truly abstract annular idol figure as well as others, i.e. the feminine so-called "Venus" figures, we know that people in the past did not feel constrained by naturalism. While archaeologists and art historians have suggested that they represent or symbolize the human figure - albeit quite stylized - this understanding is still being disputed. Irregardless, their anthropomorphic nature is difficult to deny.
Compare to a similar example (the only one we could find in our research) - Published: Marble, Gagosian Gallery, New York, 2009, p.10. Exhibited: Marble, Gagosian Gallery, New York, February 12th - June 10th 2009.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private prominent D.K. a New York collector; ex-Professor Schomburg, Germany 1987
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#153113Professionally repaired from about three large pieces with restoration over the break lines. Expected surface wear with abrasions and chips commensurate with age. Surface is graced with wonderful deposits and root marks.Condition
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