Rare Miniature Cypro-Archaic Pottery Idol - TL Tested
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Description
**Originally Listed At $350**
Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic Period I, Cypriot culture, ca. 750 to 600 BCE. A petite pottery figure of an idol depicted in minimalist form with a pointed headdress and arms and legs extended. The tail of his robe extends to the back for support, suggesting he is seated and perhaps straddling a horse, while his face presents simplistic features of a protruding nose, recessed eyes, and sizable ears. Size: 0.8" W x 1.5" H (2 cm x 3.8 cm)
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request.
Provenance: private Matrisciano collection, Thousand Oaks, California, USA, before 2002
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#176597
Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic Period I, Cypriot culture, ca. 750 to 600 BCE. A petite pottery figure of an idol depicted in minimalist form with a pointed headdress and arms and legs extended. The tail of his robe extends to the back for support, suggesting he is seated and perhaps straddling a horse, while his face presents simplistic features of a protruding nose, recessed eyes, and sizable ears. Size: 0.8" W x 1.5" H (2 cm x 3.8 cm)
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request.
Provenance: private Matrisciano collection, Thousand Oaks, California, USA, before 2002
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#176597
Condition
Chipping to ends of arms and legs, as well as expected surface wear commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact with nice preservation of form and light earthen deposits throughout. TL hold to underside.
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Rare Miniature Cypro-Archaic Pottery Idol - TL Tested
Estimate $500 - $750
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