IDOLE FEMININE called VARNA in grey polished stone. A seated personification of fertility with generous and angular shapes. The head and arms are simply suggested. Indication in ink on the back: "M. Commont, 1933, Coll. E. Licent. Varna - Bulgaria"...

IDOLE FEMININE called VARNA in grey polished stone. A seated personification of fertility with generous and angular shapes. The head and arms are simply suggested. Indication in ink on the back: "M. Commont, 1933, Coll. E. Licent. Varna - Bulgaria". Emile Licent (1876-1952), Jesuit and French prehistorian, is known in particular for his work in China. Most probably culture of Hamangia, Neolithic period. Height. 13, 2 cm. (collage under the chest.) Provenance: collection of an honorary consul of France, Touraine. Female idol known as the Varna idol. Polished stone probably from the Hamangia culture, Neolithic period. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.