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Female idol with diagonally bent arms (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: 3.6 x 3.1 x 1 cm (1 7/16 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Harlan J. and Pamela M. Berk
Accession Number2002.725
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFemale figurine, missing the head and legs. 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)