SculptureAnatolian3rd millennium BCE
Schematic Idol
c. 2700 BCE-2100 BCE
Description
Upper end of statuette has oval profile, sides taper into elongated neck which expands into two pointed shoulders which project from a rounded body. There is a mended break in neck, otherwise intact. White marble, granular surface. These abstract human figures were widely found in burials throughout western Anatolia.
Dimensions
17.4 x 6.7 x 0.5 cm (6 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 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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