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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.256.214
Title
Miniature Schematic Idol
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Date
c. 2700-2100 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Anatolia
Culture
Anatolian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/288702

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Marble
Dimensions
3.8 x 1.7 cm, 0.2 cm (1 1/2 x 11/16 in., 1/16 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
1992.256.214
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Statuette with round head, long neck and square body.

These abstract human figures were found widely in third millenium burials throughout Western Anatolia.

Verification Level

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