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Schematic Figure

Schematic Figure

SculptureAnatolian3rd millennium BCE

Schematic Figure

c. 2500 BCE

Description

This flat, roughly violin-shaped figure has a finly polished surface. It combines the traits of different schematic figurine or idol types: the head resembles the Kusura type and the body resembles the Beycesultan type. This combination of types is also referred to as the "Afyon Type."

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Carved

Medium

Marble

Culture

Anatolian

Period

Bronze Age

Century

3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 16 x W. 8.7 x D. 0.2 cm (6 5/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Schimmel, Long Island, NY, (by 1964), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.

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