AN IBERIAN MARBLE IDOL

CIRCA 2000-1800 B.C.

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AN IBERIAN MARBLE IDOL
Circa 2000-1800 B.C.
Of cylindrical form, tapering slightly towards the top, the stylized human features rendered with shallow incisions, including the large eyes with radiating lashes and arching brows, the pupils indicated, framed by two raised chevrons delineating the edges of the face, perhaps representing facial tattooing, the top and back with wavy lines for the hair
5 1/8 in. (13 cm) high

Provenance

Acquired by the current owner in 1999

Lot Essay

Iberian cylindrical idols, worshipped during the Megalithic Period, represent the so-called "Millaran Eye Goddess." For a similar example see no. 1 in Hibbs, Iberian Antiquities from the Collection of Leon Levy and Shelby White.

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