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Anatolian Marble Idol, Early Bronze Age II-III, 3rd Millennium BC

Anatolian marble idol with a disk-head on a short neck. The pouch-like body with vestigial arm stumps.

Variant of the Kusura-type, cf. item 522 in: Jürgen Thimme. Kunst der Kykladen. Karlsruhe 1976.

Intact. Sinter and root marks; back side heavily encrusted.

H. 5.5 cm (2.16 in)

Swiss private collection

1650 USD