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Idol head (Kiliya type)
Near Eastern, Anatolian
Chalcolithic Period
about 4500–4000 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Northwest Anatolia
Medium/Technique
Marble
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 3.8 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm (1 1/2 x 7/8 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Harlan J. and Pamela M. Berk
Accession Number2002.720
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionHead of a figurine. Kiliya type.
ProvenanceLate 1980s to mid-1990s, purchased in London or New York by Harlan J. Berk and Pamela M. Berk, Chicago; 2002, year-end gift of Harlan and Pamela Berk to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 2003)