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ANATOLIAN MARBLE IDOL C. 2700-2100 BC
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$800 - 1,200
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$12,500
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Lot Description
ANATOLIAN MARBLE IDOL C. 2700-2100 BC

Carved marble, of schematic human form with a flaring body, convex base, outstretched arms and rounded head with drilled eyes. Raised on a bespoke mount.

H: 3.2 in.

Provenance: M. Ishiguro collection, Japan
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 2000, inventory number CNZ121, (copy of the original purchase invoice to be included).
The Jeff Hunter Collection, New York.

LITERATURE

Cf. Thimme, J. 1978. Art and Culture of the Cyclades in the Third Millennium BC. No. 537.

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