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Tell Brak Steatite Double Eye Idol, 4th Millennium B.C.

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Tell Brak Steatite Double Eye Idol, 4th Millennium B.C.

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Item: Tell Brak Steatite Double Eye Idol, 4th Millennium B.C.

Date & Origin: Tell Brak, Syria, c. 3300 BC

Material: Steatite

Dimension: 8.5 cm H - 3 3/8 inches

Provenance: British private collection, acquired in a Brussels gallery in the 1990s. This item comes with a Certificate of Authenticity

Flat double eye idol figure with two joined bodies and two sets of eyes.

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