Anatolian violin-shaped idol Kusura type, ca. 2700 -

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

**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

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.

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, 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

**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

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

**Originally Listed At $250** Ancient Near East/Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II-III, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A hand-carved marble idol of the Kusura-Beycesultan variety with

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

Ancient Near East, Anatolian/Cycladic, ca. late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE. A fascinating example of a Cycladic bronze idol in a form known as "violin" for obvious reasons. A discoid body with a

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

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.

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, 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

Kilia Type Alabaster Idol Head Anatolia Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700-2300 B.C.Size of the head 27 x 27 mm. (1 inch tall)Carved white alabaster head of a star gazer type figure depicted with a simple

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

Marble head of an idol of the Kiliya type. Western Asiatic, about 2700 - 2400/2300 BC. Height 4,6cm. Broken at the neck, mounted on a base. Kopf eines Kiliya-Idols. Westasiatisch, ca. 2700 - 2400/2300

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, Yortan Culture or related in Western Anatolia, Early Bronze Age, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. Made of black grey clay and fired to a glossy finish, this is a skin-bag shaped jar with fine-line in

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

Shield-shaped body, tab for neck and head. Comes with description and dating by Professor W.G. Lambert of the Birmingham University U.K. Material:Marble Size:5.7 cm L - 2 1/4 inches Provenance: Privat

Western Anatolian, Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2500 BCE. This is a kilia idol marble head with round facial planes rising toward the chin and a vestigal nose ridge down the middle. It has a neck angled

Western Anatolian, Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2500 BCE. This is a Kilia idol marble head with round facial planes rising toward the chin and a vestigal nose ridge down the middle. It has a neck angled

3rd millennium BC. A large carved marble idol of Kasura-Beycesultan type with discoid body and lateral lobes, long neck with D-shaped head and lateral notches. 197 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Property of a