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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.256.209
Title
Schematic Idol
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, statuette
Date
c. 2700 BCE-2100 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Anatolia
Period
Bronze Age
Culture
Anatolian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/288817

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Marble
Dimensions
17.4 x 6.7 x 0.5 cm (6 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
Accession Year
1992
Object Number
1992.256.209
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

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.

Verification Level

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