Works of Art
Anatolian Marble Shield-like Idol
Period: Middle of the 3rd Millennium B.C.
Culture: Anatolian
Category: Array
Dimensions: Height: 11.9 cm
Price: SOLD
Provenance: Ex-C. Mathez collection, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Description
The piece is a beautiful example of a Kusura tyoe 'Idol': it is carved from a very thin marble tablet and presents the typical tripartite structure of these objects, with the shield-like body, outlining a very precise half-circle, the long powerful, trapezoidal neck and the circular head. Its state of preservation is excellent.
Bibliography
THIMME J. (éd.), Art and Culture of the Cyclades, Karlsruhe, 1976, pp. 178-789, p. 386; n. 511-520.
SPYCKET A., The Human Form Divine, From the Collections of E. Borowski, Jerusalem, 2000, p. 67, n. 39-40.
Woman in Anatolia, 9000 Years of the Anatolian Woman, Istanbul, 1993, p. 73, A82-84.