Anthropomorphic Amulet CULTURE: Middle East PERIOD: 3rd - 2nd millennium B.C. MATERIAL: Stone DIMENSIONS: 2,8 cm high PROVENANCE: - Private collection, J. Roudillon, Paris, France. 1960. CONSERVATION: Intact. DESCRIPTION: Anthropomorphic amulet carved in stone, dated to the Bronze Age, with a trimmed profile and highly synthesized anatomy. It represents a character with a small head, without a differentiated neck, with broad shoulders, arms extended to the sides of the body, high and narrow waist, wide hips and short, straight and somewhat separated legs. The cuts that differentiate the arms and legs are deep and straight, in accordance with the general geometrization of the anatomical design. The hands and feet are not represented, nor are the facial features, details that could have been painted in origin. The front of the amulet is flat, but on the back a vertical projection has been carved in relief to allow the biconical hole to be drilled for the suspension of the piece. BIBLIOGRAPHY: - HALLO, W.W.; SIMPSON, W.K. The Ancient Near East: A History. Holt Rinehart and Winston. 1997. - MALLORY, P.J.; ADAMS, D.Q. Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. Fitzroy Dearborn. 1997. - PITTMAN, H. Art of the Bronze Age: Southeastern Iran, Western Central Asia, and the Indus Valley. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1987. Notes: The piece includes authenticity certificate. The piece includes Spanish Export License.