Tell Brak calcite Idol "to the eyes". - 9.5 cm
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Eye-idol from Tell Brak, calcite, Uruk period, late 4th millennium BC; 9.5 × 6 × 2.5 cm; Très bon condition; acquired in 2025 from France.
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Eye idol. Tell Brak, Uruk period, 4th millennium BCE
Middle East
The sculpture is carved as a female body in bas-relief, with hands joined over the pubis.
It is surmounted by two pierced eyes.
Calcite sculpture.
Euphrates Valley, Gawra Period in northern Mesopotamia, corresponding to the Uruk period. 4th millennium BCE
Comes from a temple on the Tell Brak site.
White calcite eye idol. Euphrates Valley, Tell Brak Period, late 4th millennium B.C.
Dimensions: 9.5 x 2.5 x 6 cm.
Eye idol. Tell Brak, Uruk period, 4th millennium BCE
Middle East
The sculpture is carved as a female body in bas-relief, with hands joined over the pubis.
It is surmounted by two pierced eyes.
Calcite sculpture.
Euphrates Valley, Gawra Period in northern Mesopotamia, corresponding to the Uruk period. 4th millennium BCE
Comes from a temple on the Tell Brak site.
White calcite eye idol. Euphrates Valley, Tell Brak Period, late 4th millennium B.C.
Dimensions: 9.5 x 2.5 x 6 cm.
Details
Culture
Tell Brak
Century/timeframe
IVe millénaire av. J.-C.
Name of object
Idol "to the eyes".
Acquired from
Private collection
Year acquired
2025
Material
calcite
Country acquired from
France
Condition
Very good
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Height
9.5 cm
Previous owner - year acquired
1980
Width
6 cm
Previous owner - country acquired from
France
Depth
2.5 cm
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Original/official
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