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THBMiddle Bronze Age Terracotta Idol
Lot 96c
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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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Sep 26, 2019
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Central Asia, Middle Bronze, ca. 1900 BCE to 1500 BCE. A very large hand-modeled abstract terracotta idol depicting a figure with both anthropomorphic and avian features. From top to bottom we have a bird-like head presenting a beak-like nose, impressed and pierced eyes to either side of it, an incredibly long neck that leads to a trapezoidal body with hands emerging from the upper corners and feet from the lower corners. The neck as well as the front of the body are adorned with incised circular motifs, and the figure sits upon a rounded rear. Size: 6.5" W x 10" H (16.5 cm x 25.4 cm)
Votive idols were created in a variety of fascinating forms throughout the pre-literate ancient 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, as today, had a clear desire to portray human forms and did not feel constrained by naturalism. There are some repeated motifs: outstretched arms, as on this figure, which researchers have interpreted to mean an act of supplication; similarly, the wide eyes on this figure is an often-repeated characteristic that researchers believe emphasizes that the figures depicted are attentive to the gods. Some scholars believe that figures like this were intended to portray worshippers rather than gods.
Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection owned for almost two decades.
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#149941Minute nicks/chips to peripheries of hands, feet, nose/beak, and peripheries of eyes and other high-pointed areas. Possible repairs to neck. Expected surface wear commensurate with age. Encrusted deposits grace the surface as well. Old collection label on underside.Condition
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