Aphrodite Gallery - Neolithic Marble Idol

Anatolia, western Turkey, ca. 5th to 4th millennium BCE. Superb early marble fertility idol in semi-abstract form. She stands with her hands across her abdomen, small breasts and pudenda, with string-

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,

Neolithic style marble Steatopygous female goddess idol , ca. 4500–4000 B.C. 6-1/4" tall.

Title: Anatolian Neolithic Marble Eye Idol, c. 3500-3300 B.C. Date & Origin: Neolithic Anatolia, c. 3500-3300 B.C. Description: Very smooth surface, carved to show body and head with two pierced eyes

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A creamy white marble idol each with a distinctive beak-like nose, a narrow torso that widens at the waist, arms stretched outward, a

Asia Minor, modern day Turkey, Anatolian, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A carved marble idol representing a kneeling figure with a round head presenting an abstract visage with concave eyes and a projec

Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A superb marble idol known as a "violin" idol for obvious reasons, of the Kasura type, quite similar to contemporary Cy

Bactria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A smooth, rounded piece of marble with a flat base, an egg-like form above, and twin holes drilled opposite each other at an angle through the top. The holes me

Hellenistic, ca. 3rd-2nd Century B.C. An elaborately sculpted marble relief bust. Dimensions: H. 9 7/8 inches (25.1 cm.) (with stand) H. 8 1/4 inches (21 cm.) (without stand) Provenance: Ex- French pr

Asia Minor, ca. 3200 to 2300 BCE. Remarkable marble idol in the form referred to as a "violin" idol. Contemporary with the more famous and definitely more expensive Cycladic idol, probably used as a f

Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II-III, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A fine marble idol known as a "violin" idol because of its resemblance to the orchestral stringed instrument. Th

Anatolian Marble Idol, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2800 to 2200 BC. Size 5 1/4 inch high + mount. Fine carved marble Idol. custom mounted. Ex Private NYC collection acquired In the London Market prior to

Ancient ANATOLIAN MARBLE IDOL, EARLY BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 2700-2400 B.C. Size 3 7/8 inches high. Rare Bronze Age Marble Idol. Condition: ancient chips on the edges otherwise perfect. Provenance: from

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

ANCIENT Ancient Anatolian Marble Violin Idol c.3rd millennium B.C. Size 2 5/8 inches high.+ stand. Fine carved marble Idol flat body; two pointed stumps replace the arms; the long, thin neck is surmou

ANCIENT Anatolian Abstract Idol Early Bronze Age c.2700 BC. Size 1 3/4 inches high.+ stand. Fine carved marble Idol. Custom mounted. Provenance: Ex David Hendin collection

ANCIENT Ancient Anatolian Marble Violin Idol c.3rd millennium B.C. Size 2 5/8 inches high.+ stand. Fine carved marble Idol flat body; two pointed stumps replace the arms; the long, thin neck is surmou

The culture commonly known as Halaf, which succeeded those of Hassuna and Samarra, in the northern Mesopotamian. The figurine has its arms folded, resting on its knees. Traces of original pigmentation

**Originally Listed At $750** Ancient Near East, modern day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A fine example of a Kusura-Beycesultan type idol of an extremely simplified ant

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A Kusura-type - also known as violin type - marble idol of an extremely simplified anthropomorphic for

Turkey, Anatolian/Cycladic, ca. late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE. A superb example of a Cycladic marble idol in a form known as a "violin" idol - for obvious reasons. Rounded body, abbreviated "ar

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

Anatolian Marble Idol c.2000 BC. Size 5 3/4 inches high + mount. Ex Private NYC collection acquired prior to 1990's in the London Market.

Asia Minor, Anatolia, modern-day Turkey, Early Bronze Age II to III, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. This is a fascinating rendering of a highly abstract marble idol figure, in a thick, cylindrical form. The bo