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Ancient Bactrian Stone Abstract Idol Torso

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Ancient Bactrian Stone Abstract Idol Torso

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Ancient Central Asia, Bactria, ca. late 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. An abstract idol torso carved from hardstone of a dark green hue, perhaps chlorite. The top of the broad shoulders features a shallow recess intended to hold a separately-carved head, and the bottom of the verso displays the base of either a human coccyx or a more mythological tail. Size: 1.55" L x 3.08" W x 2.88" H (3.9 cm x 7.8 cm x 7.3 cm)

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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