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Lot 44

A large Anatolian marble idol

7 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A large Anatolian marble idol
Kusura Type, Early Bronze Age II, circa 2700-2300 B.C.
The flattened figure with oval disc-shaped head on an elongated neck, and a spade-shaped body, 23.7cm high

Footnotes

Provenance:
Mr and Mrs S. Broukal collection, formed in the 1950s.
with Gimpel Fils, London, acquired from the above 6th September 1967.

Exhibited:
'Magic in Art', Gimpel Fils, London, 30 November 1967-20 January 1968 (cat. no. 4).

For the type, see J. Thimme, Art and Culture of the Cyclades, Chicago, 1977, p.382 and 559, nos 500-501.

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