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Fragment of an idol

Neolithic, 5th millennium BC
Marble.
H 4.7 cm

Stylised head of a Thessalian idol with very long neck. The head is clearly separated from the neck. Small chips.

Published

Galerie Günter Puhze – catalogue Kunst der Antike 10, Freiburg im Breisgau 1993, no. 4   

cf.

G. Papathanassopoulos, Neolithic Culture in Greece, Athens 1996, no. 218

D. R. Theocharis, Neolithic Greece, National Bank of Greece 1973, no. 208

Provenance

German private collection H. W. (1931-2018), acquired 1993 on the German art market.

Accompanied by an IADAA Interpol search certificate.

Price
€ 2,700
Item
7370