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Schematic Idol

Schematic Idol

Anatolian

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.

Marble

Bronze Age

Sculpture