Stone Age Anatolian Violin Idol

2nd millennium BC. A flat-section alabaster idol with D-shaped body, lateral stub arms and discoid head. 130 grams, 10.5cm (4 1/4"). From a private UK collection; acquired on the London art market 199

27th-24th century BC. A flat marble violin-shaped idol with rounded body and head, a pair of triangular hands. 152 grams, 10.5cm (4"). UK art market, acquired prior to 2000.

1st millennium BC. A marble idol, lentoid in section with lobe head, stub arms and discoid body. 163 grams, 10.5cm (4"). Ex Pars Antiques, Mayfair, London, Uk; in the 1990s.

AN ANATOLIAN MARBLE "VIOLIN" IDOL EARLY BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 2700-2300 B.C. Height: 13cm Provenance:  British Private Collection 1993 Acquired from Above

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

Ca. Early Bronze Age 2700-2300 BCE. Possibly the oldest piece offered in this auction. Approx. 5" x 3 1/4". Anatolian marble idol, "Kusura-Beycesultan type". Purchased from la Riene Margot, Paris, 199

Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II - III, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A beautiful and abstract marble figure known as a "violin" idol for its resemblance to the orchestral stringed

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

Asia Minor, Anatolia, modern-day Turkey, Early Bronze Age II to III, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. This is a portion of a highly stylized marble idol in a form known as a "violin" idol, here the torso is the

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age, ca. 3000 to 2500 BCE. An intriguing stone figure of anthropomorphic form presenting the char

**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

**First Time At Auction** Anatolia, Bronze Age, ca. 3000 to 1000 BCE. A collection of 10 terracotta idol fragments, one marble idol fragment, and one chert core. Size of largest fragment (most are rou

**First Time At Auction** Anatolia, Bronze Age, ca. 3000 to 1000 BCE. A collection of 10 terracotta idol fragments and one marble idol fragment. Size of largest: 2.75" W (7 cm) Provenance: East Coast

Near East, likely Turkey, Anatolia, Bronze Age, ca. 4000 to 3000 BCE. A very unusual idol or ritual blade, carved from a thin piece of lustrous black stone with light grey and white inclusions. The cu

Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age, ca. 3000 to 2500 BCE. A fascinating, anthropomorphic stone idol carved from a single piece of mottled greenstone, depicting a figure seated u

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

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 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

Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A large ceramic figurine of a standing male with prominent nose, stub arms extended, incised detail to face and body. Cf. Renfrew, C. The Arts of the First Farmers, S

4th millennium BC. A ceramic figurine fragment, columnar with pinched nose, incised eyes. See Villes, A & Luci, K. Dieux des Balkans. Figurines Néolithiques du Kosovo, Paris, 2015. 19.5 grams, 45mm

6th-4th millennium BC. A ceramic figurine of a standing female with prominent nose, short extended arms, incised details to neck, face and body. 200 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Property of a European gentle

Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A ceramic figurine of a standing female with prominent nose, arms extended, incised detail to neck, face and body. See Villes, A & Luci, K. Dieux des Balkans. Figurin

Title: Anatolian Marble Violin Shape Idol, Kusura Type, Lambert paper Date/Origin: Anatolia, c. 2700-2400 B.C. Description: Of flat form with circular head, long neck, pointed shoulders. Kusura type.

Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A ceramic figurine of a standing female with triangular face, arms extended, incised detail to neck, face and legs. 78 grams, 10.5cm (4") Property of a German collect