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FEMALE IDOL AMULET made of black stone (such as jasper or so…
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FEMALE IDOL AMULET made of black stone (such as jasper or so…
See original version (French)
Estimate €5,000 - €7,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FEMALE IDOL AMULET
made of black stone (such as jasper or soapstone), depicting a crouching female figure with stylised arms folded beneath her chest; the finely carved head is turned upwards and features geometric detailing. She is pregnant, with a stylised navel and legs. On the back are geometric incisions, including a star at the back of the head. The figure is likely in a childbirth position.
Anatolia, Chalcolithic period of Western Asia, late 5th to early 4th millennium BC.
Height: 7.3 cm – Width: 5 cm – Depth: 2.2 cm
(In very good overall condition)
Provenance:
– Reportedly from the former collection of Ambassador Christian Graff, acquired in 1967 or 1968.
– Galerie Noujaïm at the Louvre des Antiquaires, acquired there in 2010.
– A.R. Collection
Description:
From the end of the Neolithic period, around 6000 BC, female and male figurines began to appear throughout the Near East, particularly at the sites of Çatalhöyük and Haçila in southern Anatolia. Depictions of pregnant women may have served as protective amulets for childbirth.
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