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A Syrian Marble Eye Idol
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The thin plaque with a bell-shaped body, one side adorned with anthropomorphic elements, the body off-set from the neck, with three double arching grooves echoing the shape of the shoulders, the head decorated with incised large eyes and brows, the left ear peaked at the top of the head.

Provenance:
Ex. Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Germany.
Condition:
Chipped area on the head, as shown on images, otherwise intact.
References:
For a near identical example see: Christie's Antiquities, New York, 10 December 2004, no. 389.
Category:
Near Eastern
Period:
Syrian
Date:
c. 4th-3rd Millennium B.C.
Material:
Marble
Height:
2 5/8" (6.6cm)
Display Stand:
No
 
 

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