Idol der Tell-Halaf-Kultur aus Marmor, 4. Jahrtausend vor Christus - photo 1
Idol der Tell-Halaf-Kultur aus Marmor, 4. Jahrtausend vor Christus - photo 2
Idol der Tell-Halaf-Kultur aus Marmor, 4. Jahrtausend vor Christus - photo 3
Idol der Tell-Halaf-Kultur aus Marmor, 4. Jahrtausend vor Christus - photo 4
Idol der Tell-Halaf-Kultur aus Marmor, 4. Jahrtausend vor Christus - photo 5

Idol der Tell-Halaf-Kultur aus Marmor, 4. Jahrtausend vor Christus

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€ 6 400
Auction dateClassic
26.05.2021 10:00UTC +02:00
Auctioneer
Hermann Historica
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Germany, Grasbrunn / München
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ID 548663
Lot 505 | Idol der Tell-Halaf-Kultur aus Marmor, 4. Jahrtausend vor Christus
Idol der Tell-Halaf-Kultur aus Marmor, 4. Jahrtausend vor Christus
Typisches Idol der Halaf-Kultur einer sitzenden Frau mit dicken, ungegliederten Beinen, einem schmalen Kopf mit Nase und halbrund geformten Armen, welche die Brüste umschließen. An den Fußspitzen je zwei parallele, leicht gebogene Ritzlinien. Inkrustationen auf der Oberfläche. Feine Haarrisse im Stein. Minimale Abplatzungen bzw. Bestoßungen. Intakt. Ausgesprochen seltene Variante eines Halaf-Idols aus Marmor. Höhe 9,7 cm.

Provenienz: Aus der nachgelassenen Sammlung eines norddeutschen Juristen. Von diesem in den 1980er Jahren im Kunsthandel erworben.

Zustand: II -
A Tell Halaf idol, marble, 4th millennium B.C.
Typical Halaf culture idol of a seated woman with thick, unjointed legs, a narrow head with a nose and semicircular arms enclosing the breasts. Two parallel, slightly curved incised lines at the tips of each foot. Incrustations on the surface. Fine hairline cracks in the stone. Minimal chipping or bruising. Intact. Extremely rare variant of a Halaf idol made of marble. Height 9.7 cm.

Provenance: From the collection of a North German lawyer. Acquired by him in the art trade in the 1980s.

Condition: II -
Auction house category:Egypt and Asia
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