Lot 0040B

Anatolian Marble Violin Idol - Kasura Type

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Anatolian Marble Violin Idol - Kasura Type

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Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A superb marble idol known as a "violin" idol for obvious reasons, of the Kasura type, quite similar to contemporary Cycladic idols, its form comprised of a curvaceous body, slender neck, and rounded head devoid of any facial features. The meaning and function of such idols remains an enigma without any written records from this era. Archaeologists have theorized that since fertility was prized by these peoples, the violin idol probably took inspiration, albeit in an abstract manner, from the female anatomy. Custom stand. Size: 2.625" W x 4.375" H (6.7 cm x 11.1 cm); 5.5" H (14 cm) on stand

Provenance: private New Jersey USA collection, acquired over twenty years ago

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Losses to one side of body and one side of rounded head as shown. Surface shows nice signs of age.

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Anatolian Marble Violin Idol - Kasura Type

Name: Anatolian Marble Violin Idol - Kasura Type
SKU: 58702844
Price: 700 USD
Availability: InStock

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