Lot 68
An Anatolian Marble Idol
Sale 1099 - Ancient Art & Natural History: A Cabinet of Curiosities
Nov 10, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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20,000
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$15,000
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Lot Description
An Anatolian Marble Idol
Kusura-Beycesultan Type, Early Bronze Age II, Circa 2700-2300 B.C.
Height 4 5/8 inches (11.7 cm).
Property from a New York Private Collection
Provenance:
Private Collection, New York, acquired in the early 1970s.
Sotheby's, New York, Antiquities and Islamic Art, 12-13 December 1991, Lot 59.
Sotheby's, New York, Antiquities, 7 June 2005, Lot 13.
Colnaghi Gallery, New York, prior to 13 February 2020.
The geometric shape of this piece, also known as a "violin shaped" idol, draws attention to its subtle rhythm and proportions. Its thin and translucent form is particularly impressive having survived nearly five millennia. Although named the Kusura-type for the location in which they were first rediscovered, idols such as this one can be found all across what was once Western Anatolia and beyond.
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