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THBTel Brak Stone Eye Idol
Lot 39a
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Aug 22, 2019
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2019-08-22 10:00:00
2019-08-22 10:00:00
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Ancient Near East, Tel Brak, modern day Syria, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3000 BCE. Hand-carved and string cutting from a white stone, a wonderful example of one of the most famous artifacts from early Mesopotamia. This eye idol presents a classic bell-shaped body surmounted by two "eyes." Eye idols were named in the 1930s by the British archaeologist Max Mallowan when he was excavating at the mound called Tel Brak and found hundreds of small anthropomorphic items of similar form to this one - some kind of simplified body topped by large discs for eyes and no other discernible facial features. He named the place where he found them the Temple of the Eyes. Size: 2.375" W x 2.75" H (6 cm x 7 cm)
Items like these have been found other places in the ancient Near East rather than the Temple of the Eyes, and more recently, French archaeologist Catherine Breniquet has speculated that examples like this one - characterized as a Type 3 - could have also been used for separating wool while spinning. Other scholars have suggested they might be lids for narrow jars or parts of a firedog. What do you think this mysterious object might have been?
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#147777Normal nicks to peripheries and a few scratches/scuffs to the body. Nice root marks, inclusions, and mineral deposits.Condition
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