An Anatolian marble schematic idol

An Anatolian marble schematic idol
Early Bronze Age, circa 3rd Millennium B.C.
The anthropomorphic idol of "violin" type, with a small, oval-shaped head, the outline of the face incised, the elongated neck gently flaring to the neckline marked by an incised V, with short vestigial arms above the spade-shaped body, 14.7cm high

Provenance:
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 May 1966, lot 137.
with Gimpel Fils, London, acquired from the above sale.

Exhibited:
'Primitive Art from 2500BC', Gimpel Fils, 30 November 1966-21 January 1967 (cat. no. 1).
'Primitive Art from 2500BC', Gimpel Fils, 3 December 1968-18 January 1969 (cat. no. 7).