LOT 0521 WESTERN ASIATIC ALABASTER EYED IDOL
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Ca.4000 BC. Western Asiatic. Attractive brown stone Tell Brak Eye Idol consisting of a bell-shaped body supporting two drilled circular eyes. Idols of this kind are common in Sumer, the earliest known civilization in Western Asia. Wide eyes are symbolic of piety to the gods in much of ancient Western Asiatic art. Excellent condition. Size: L:110mm / W:65mm ; 660g; Provenance: From the important collection of a London doctor A.R; passed by descent to his son; formerly acquired the 1990s on the UK art market.
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