Bactrian Marble Pillar Idol

Bactria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A smooth, rounded piece of marble with a flat base, an egg-like form above, and twin holes drilled opposite each other at an angle through the top. The holes me

2nd millennium BC. A pink mottled brecciated limestone columnar idol with flared base, waisted body with shallow slot to both flat faces; upper rim chipped. 3.9 kg, 23cm (9"). Property of a London col

2nd millennium BC. A schist idol column with flared ends and lightly incised transverse slot to upper and lower faces. 4.4 kg, 27cm (10 1/2"). Property of a North London gentleman; acquired Pars antiq

2nd millennium BC. A carved hardstone columnar idol with waisted body, transverse slot to each flat face. Cf. Linenthal, P. Columns, Discs and the Creation of the World, see www.academia.edu/1004617.

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A substantial alabaster pillar idol of waisted cylindrical form with flaring base, the base and top both carved with a shallow groove extending as a shallow depression to the si

2nd millennium BC. A carved fossiliferous limestone columnar idol with shallow slot to each flat face and both sides. Cf. Linenthal, P. Columns, Discs and the Creation of the World, see www.academia.e

2nd millennium BC. A carved fossiliferous limestone columnar idol with shallow slot to each flat face and both sides. Cf. Linenthal, P. Columns, Discs and the Creation of the World, see www.academia.e

Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BC. A carved limestone columnar idol with waisted body, transverse slot to each flat face Cf. Pottier, M. H., Matériel funéraire de la Bactriane méridonale de L' Age d

4th millennium BC. A huge alabaster idol in the form of a slender pillar with round section body, narrowing at the top to form a neck; widening to a short section to form an elongated head. 11.1 kg, 8

c. 3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. A beautiful example of a column idol (sometimes called a pillar idol) of waisted cylindrical form with flaring base, the base and top both carved with a shallow groove. Ston

c. 3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. A beautiful example of a column idol (sometimes called a pillar idol), carved from a mottled pale-orange stone with white inclusions. The body of the idol is minimalistic an

Title: Bactrian White Marble Ritual Idol, c. 2000 B.C. Date & Origin: Bactrian, c. 2000 B.C. Description: Of white marble, flaring out at top and base with a longitudinal groove carved across the top

Central Asia or Asia Minor, Bactria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A beautiful example of a pillar idol (sometimes called a column idol), hand-carved and smoothed from a mottled creamy pink and grey

Central Asia, Bactria-Margiana (BMAC) (Oxus Civilization), Bronze Age, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. A idol figure hand-carved from a dark gray stone, the surface incised with triangular and linear motifs tha

Central Asia, Bactria-Margiana (BMAC) (Oxus Civilization), Bronze Age, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. A idol figure hand-carved from a dark gray stone, the surface incised with triangular and linear motifs tha

Bactrian Stone Idol, circa 3rd century, B.C. A magnificently stylized and abstract white marble sonte idol of a bird man with round head, thin neck, beak nose, broad shoulders, raised arms at chest, i

Dimension: 33.5x17.5mm Rarity Level: Extremely Rare Symbolizing the artistry and aesthetics of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, this intricately sculpted idol head is both historically relevant and a testa

Asia Minor, modern day Turkey, Anatolian, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A carved marble idol representing a kneeling figure with a round head presenting an abstract visage with concave eyes and a projec

Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II-III, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A fine marble idol known as a "violin" idol because of its resemblance to the orchestral stringed instrument. Th

Anatolian Marble Idol, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2800 to 2200 BC. Size 5 1/4 inch high + mount. Fine carved marble Idol. custom mounted. Ex Private NYC collection acquired In the London Market prior to

Ancient ANATOLIAN MARBLE IDOL, EARLY BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 2700-2400 B.C. Size 3 7/8 inches high. Rare Bronze Age Marble Idol. Condition: ancient chips on the edges otherwise perfect. Provenance: from

**Originally Listed At $750** Ancient Near East, modern day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A fine example of a Kusura-Beycesultan type idol of an extremely simplified ant

East Asia, China, Ming to Qing Dynasty, ca. 16th to 19th century CE. An immortal figure riding a crane with a swirling cloud below, relief carved into the face of a marble pillar or baluster fragment.

Anatolian Marble Idol c.2000 BC. Size 5 3/4 inches high + mount. Ex Private NYC collection acquired prior to 1990's in the London Market.