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Schematic idol
Near Eastern, Anatolian
Early Bronze Age
about 2700–2200 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Marble
Dimensions
Height x width: 5.4 x 3 cm (2 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
John Wheelock Elliot and John Morse Elliot Fund
Accession Number1984.93
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), no. 001.
DescriptionFlat, schematic figure 8-shaped idol. Speckled brown stains, abraded edge, irregular.
ProvenanceBy 1984: with Jeffrey Spier, 1750 Central Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois 60091 (said to be from Western Anatolia and the European art market); purchased by MFA from Jeffrey Spier, March 7, 1984