WESTERN ASIATIC STONE EYED IDOL
Ca. 3700-3500 BC.
An attractive grey-coloured stone Tell Brak Eye Idol consisting of a bell-shaped body, supporting two drilled circular eyes. Idols of this kind are common in Sumer, the earliest known civilization in Western Asia. Wide eyes are symbolic of piety to the gods in much of Mesopotamian art. Excellent condition. For a similar example, see Christie's, Live Auction 9380, Antiquities, 13 June 2000, Lot 433.
Size: L:73mm / W:40mm; 106.26g
Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in the 1970s European collection.
Estimate: GBP 2500 - 5000