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A Tell-Brak Region Stone Eye Idol

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Eye Idol Stone: This type of figurine known as an eye idol, made of stone and having incised eyes, has been excavated at Tell Brak, where thousands were found in a building now called the Eye Temple. They were probab

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Exceptional Tel Brak Stone Eye Idol: Ancient Near East, Tel Brak, modern day Syria, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3000 BCE. Hand-carved using drills and string cutting from a creamy alabaster, this is one of the most famous artifacts fro

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A Tel-Barak Stone Eye Idol: Circa 4th Millennium B.C. Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) Ex. Private East Coast collection, 1970's. Guaranteed to be authentic and as described. Aphrodite Gallery has over 4000 total client transact

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Marble Tell Brak Eye Idol with Child,4th Millennium BC: Flat marble figure with an identical but smaller figure on the top representing a child. Material:Marble Size:6.1 cm L - 2 7/16 inches Provenance: Previously collection of Mr. A.H., acquired in a Lond

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Alabaster Tell Brak Eye Idol, 4th Millennium B.C.: Flat rectangular body, recessed at the top for the neck and surmounted by two engraved eyes and eye brows. Material:Marble Size:5.4 cm H - 2 1/8 inches Provenance:Private UK collection, ex. Sothebys L

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Western Asiatic Tell Brak Eye Idol: 3rd millennium BC. An alabaster bifacial idol, flat in section, with trapezoidal body and two large pierced and rimmed eyes above. 20 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). Ex Rihani family collection; acquired 1980s.

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Large Tell Brak Marble Eye Idol, Near East, c. 3300-3000 B.C.: Large Tell Brak Marble Eye Idol, Near East, c. 3300-3000 B.C. Bell-shaped body with domed top surmounted by two protruding circular eyes. Some earth patination. Such idols are believed to have held sy

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Ancient Tell Brak Limestone Eye Idol c.3rd MILLENNIUM B.C.: Ancient Tell Brak Limestone Eye Idol c.3rd MILLENNIUM B.C. Size 7 1/4 inches high. 4 1/2 inches wide. Rare large limestone eye idol, cone shape body with stylized eyes. Rare size. Provenance: Ex David

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Large Terracotta Eye Idol, Tell Brak, Syria, c. 3300 BC: Large Terracotta Eye Idol, Tell Brak, Syria, c. 3300 B.C.Conical in shape, hollow body, with two large circles at the top representing the eyes. The surface covered with a thick layer of earth patinat

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Tell Brak Marble Eye Idol, Syria, 3300 B.C.: Tell Brak Marble Eye Idol, Syria, 3300 B.C. Bell-shaped body with domed top surmounted by two protruding circular eyes. Some earth patination.Size:8 cm L - 3 3/16 inches Material:Marble Culture:Tell B

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Item Details

Description

Near Eastern, ca. 4th Millennium B.C.
Dimensions: Height 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.)
Provenance: Ex: Early Connecticut private collection formed in the 1960's; Ex: NY Gallery showcase of Eye Idols, 2014.
Condition Report: Intact.

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A Tell-Brak Region Stone Eye Idol

Name: A Tell-Brak Region Stone Eye Idol
SKU: 58401523
Price: 1500 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,500 - $2,000

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