Three Syrian Stone Spectacle Idols
Sale 910 - Antiquities & Ethnographic Art
Nov 18, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$10,000 -
$15,000
Sold for $15,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Three Syrian Stone Spectacle Idols
Uruk Period, Circa 3300-3000 B.C.
Tallest: 2 1/4 inches (5 cm).
Provenance:
Art Market, Europe, prior to 1992.
Private Collection, Michigan, 1992-1998; thence by decent.
(Art Loss Register no. ST.103.008)
Condition Report
Smaller two idols are intact as preserved; largest idol is restored in two parts with a hairline crack around the circumference near the head. No other obvious restorations. Very minor chips and weathering at the bases and edges on all three idols. The edges around the top circles are not texturally smooth like the base, which can be attributed to the ancient tools of the era when they were made. Overall in fine attractive condition.
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