Anthropomorphic Marble Ring Idol, Anatolia

Title: Anthropomorphic Marble Ring Idol, Anatolia Date/Origin: Anatolia, c. 5th-4th Millennium B.C. Description: Rare example of the abstract anthropomorphic type. Large ring shaped body surmounted by

**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

Ancient Kusara Marble Abstract Schemtic Idol, Anatolia, Turkey, h. 5 1/4 in., w. 2 1/8 in., d. 1/2 in. Provenance: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Sale 426, lot 1035, NY, June, 1979; ex-collection Benjamin Sour

Ancient Beycesultan Marble Abstract Schematic Idol, Anatolia, Turkey, h. 3 1/2in., w. 2 1/4 in., d. 3/8 in. Provenance: Estate of Ida Kohlmeyer, New Orleans, LA, 1999; Estate of Curator and Scholar an

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 $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, 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

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 $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

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, present-day Turkey, Anatolia, ca. 2800 to 2200 BCE. A lovely Kilia head made from a milky yellow-white marble with a stocky neck base and a triangular head

**Originally Listed At $150** Anatolia, present-day Turkey, ca. 2800 to 2200 BCE. This is a white-grey quartzite kilia head with the classic pointed chin feature. Kilia are highly stylized female figu

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

Asia Minor, northern Anatolia (Turkey) or Transcaucasia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia), ca. mid- to late 3rd millennium BCE. A unique cast bronze anthropomorphic idol with the body composed of bul

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.

**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

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-

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

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

**Originally Listed At $200** Asia Minor, modern-day Western Turkey, Anatolia, ca. 3200 to 2300 BCE. This is a carved white marble stargazer with a worn but pronounced nose, suggested ears, a pointed

**Originally listed at 200** Ancient Near East, Anatolia, ca. 2800 to 2200 BCE. This is a kilia head made from grey-white marble. Kilia are highly stylized female figures made throughout the Mediterra

**Originally Listed At $300** Ancient Near East, present-day Turkey, Anatolia, ca. 2800 to 2200 BCE. A wondrous example of an abstract stargazer idol known as a kilia, hand-carved from creamy white ma

**Originally Listed At $200** Ancient Near East, Anatolia, present-day Turkey, ca. 2800 to 2200 BCE. A large, milky white marble kilia head of an idol with an upturned face and pointed chin above a sl

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