Vinca Terracotta Standing Idol

5TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 1/4 in. (79 grams, 11 cm).

With pinched facial features, stub arms and conjoined legs; vertical linear detailing for the robe, vertical lines to the back for hair. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the Wedemeyer collection; acquired in the 1970s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 1589