SculptureAnatolian3rd millennium BCE
Miniature Schematic Idol
c. 2700 BCE-2100 BCE
Description
This statuette has a round head with a long neck leading to an oval body with two triangular projections for arms. Two sets of hatch marks on the head possibly indicate eyes. The figure represents a human body. Such idols were found in 3rd millennium burials throughout western Anatolia.
Dimensions
3.4 x 23 cm (1 5/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Provenance
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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