Miniature Schematic Idol | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1992.256.228
Title: Miniature Schematic Idol
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: statuette, sculpture
Date: c. 2700 BCE-2100 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Anatolia
Period: Bronze Age
Culture: Anatolian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/288710

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Marble
Dimensions: 3.4 x 23 cm (1 5/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
Accession Year: 1992
Object Number: 1992.256.228
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: This statuette has a round head with a long neck leading to an oval body with two triangular projections for arms. Two sets of hatch marks on the head possibly indicate eyes. The figure represents a human body. Such idols were found in 3rd millennium burials throughout western Anatolia.

Verification Level

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