Rare Anatolian Steatite Carving Abstract Figure

Ancient Near East, Eastern Anatolia, ca. late 4th millennium BCE. A rare figural sculpture carved from mottled dark-green hardstone with inclusions of beige and white. The abstract figure kneels atop an integral plinth and peers forward with enormous eyes, gaping mouth, and a conical headdress, perhaps a deity in prayer. Size: 0.71" L x 0.54" W x 1.58" H (1.8 cm x 1.4 cm x 4 cm); 2.34" H (5.9 cm) on included custom stand.

Published in Eisenberg, J. "Art of the Ancient World." Vol. XXIII, 2012, no. 235

Provenance: ex-Royal Athena Galleries, New York City, New York, USA; ex-Pierre Berge, Paris, France, May 26, 2011; ex-Jan Beekmans collection, Germany, assembled between 1960-1970

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Condition Report: Intact and excellent with great surface smoothness.