Exceptionally large anthropomorphic idol

EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE ANTHROPOMORPHIC IDOL.

Origin: North India. Alluvial region (doab) between Ganges and Yamuna.
Dynasty: Copper Hort culture.
Date: 2nd millennium B.C.
Technique: Copper with dark green patina. The surface with finely hatched structure.
Description: The human-like figure seems to stand with legs spread wide apart and arms resting on the
hips, and is radiating an air of great power. Compared to the few known anthropomorphic
idols from this area, this one is spectacular high. Characteristic is the thickened edge
at the "head" and the knife-like edges at "arms" and "legs".
Measurement: Height 59.8cm.
Frame/Pedestal: On a base.
Condition A/B. Supplement: Catalog\; Coco Fronsac: Idoles. Paris 2019.
Originally broken in five parts with virtually no loss of material, professionally restored.

Hoard finds of copper objects in northern India, especially in the doab plain between Ganges and Yamuna, have been known since the 19th c. Since no ancient architectural structures and no graves have been found near these finds, it has so far been difficult to assign them to a specific culture. Scholars, in particular Paul Yule and D. P. Agrawal, have now carried out extensive research on these finds, which helps to date them to the 2nd millennium BC and most likely to the 2nd half of this century.

Provenance:
-Private collection France, since the 1970s.

Publication:
-Coco Fronsac: Idoles. Exhbition in the Abbaye de Cluny. Paris. 21.5.-27.7.2019. Fig. p. 11.
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