Mesopotamian Eye Idol

A stone eye idol with protrusion at head, wide body, thin neck, large eyes. Dimensions: 4" H x 2-1/4" W; Weight: 7.2 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Brooklyn, NYNote: This lot has a reserve. T

Mesopotamian Eye Idol Statue, Miniature - Size: 2.5"h X 2.5"w X 1.75"d

Height: 1 1/8 inches (2.8 cm.) Circa 3rd Millennium B.C. Ex. Haddad family collection, acquired in the early 1970's. With a pair of eyes formed as two connecting open cylinders, atop the neck, and a f

Ancient Near Eastern Mesopotamian Tell Brak hand carved stone Eye idol. One of the most famous artifact types from early Mesopotamia. Shaped like a weight surmounted by two eyes, much scholarly conjec

A Mesopotamian marble double 'eye' idol Tell Brak Region, circa 3500-3300 B.C. The plaque incised with two pairs of eyes, the body incised with zig-zags, indicating the limbs of two embracing figures

Syria, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk period, 4th millennium BCE. This is a smooth alabaster idol dominated by huge, staring eyes with incised details. The head - dominated by the eyes - jut above a trapezoid

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. An abstract gray stone idol of conjoined figures carved with flat bodies surmounted by elliptical heads that each co

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. A petite and abstract gray stone idol of conjoined figures carved with flat bodies surmounted by elliptical heads th

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Tel Brak, modern day Syria, ca. 4th century BCE. An interesting example of an idol whose defining feature are three wide "eyes" composed of two concentric circles. The

Near East, Tel Brak, modern day Syria, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. A highly abstract stone idol figure hand carved from a mottled green stone with 2 staring eyes. Tell Brak was a major M

Circa 3rd millennium B.C. Displaying one remaining stub arm, an applied breast and a roughly cylindrical head and neck with recessed circular eyes; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 129 gram

Terracotta goddess Bird-Face Idol. Size 7 inches high. Mesopotamian style Buff pottery abstract Goddess with arms extended, double necklace, applied eyes and pierced headdress, custom mounted. Restore

Marble Tell Brak Eye Idol with Child,c. 3300 B.C. Flat marble figure with, carved within, an identical but smaller figure on the torso representing a child. Material:Marble Size:6.4 cm L - 2 9/16 inch

Ancient Near East, Tel Brak, modern day Syria, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3000 BCE. Hand-carved using drills and string cutting from a creamy alabaster, this is one of the most famous artifacts fro

Ancient Near East, modern Syria, Tell Brak, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3000 BCE. An eye idol of monumental proportions, hand-carved from white limestone. The idol is defined by a flat base, a gentl

A MARBLE "EYE" IDOL TELL BRAK REGION, CIRCA 3500-3300 B.C. Height: 19cm Provenance:  British Private Collection 1993 Acquired from Above

Large Tell Brak Marble Eye Idol, Near East, c. 3300-3000 B.C. Bell-shaped body with domed top surmounted by two protruding circular eyes. Some earth patination. Such idols are believed to have held sy

Flat marble figure with an identical but smaller figure on the top representing a child. Material:Marble Size:6.1 cm L - 2 7/16 inches Provenance: Previously collection of Mr. A.H., acquired in a Lond

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk period, ca. 4th millennium BCE. A beautiful and highly-abstract idol of an abstract form, hand-carved from a mottled

Flat rectangular body, recessed at the top for the neck and surmounted by two engraved eyes and eye brows. Material:Marble Size:5.4 cm H - 2 1/8 inches Provenance:Private UK collection, ex. Sothebys L

Near Eastern, ca. 2500 B.C. Dimensions: Height 6 4/5 in. (17.2 cm.) Provenance: Ex: Early Connecticut private collection formed in the 1960's; Ex: NY Gallery showcase of Eye Idols, 2014. Condition Rep

Length: 1 15/16 inches (4.8 cm.) Circa 4th Millennium B.C. Ex. Haddad family collection, acquired in the early 1970's. Highly uncommon type being that of a female. With a dot motif in the pubic area,

From the ancient Near East, Tel Brak, modern day Syria, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. This is an authentic carved stone figure with flat body surmounted by two well defined incised eyes. T

Tel Brak, modern day Syria, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. This is an abstract carved stone figure with flat body surmounted by two well defined incised eyes. These idols were used for dedi