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Neolithic Artefacts : Votive Figure With An Intaglio
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Votive Figure With An Intaglio - D.0009
Origin: Lake Van, Anatolia
Circa: 4000
BC
to 3000
BC
Dimensions:
4.375" (11.1cm) high
x 1.125" (2.9cm) wide
Collection: Near Eastern
Medium: Dickite
$7,500.00
Location: United States
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This elegant abstract figure was part of a cache
discovered along the shores of Lake Van.
Evoking the dawn of Western culture, it was
originally an offering at the shrine of some
powerful deity. Surprisingly modern in its stark
simplicity, it almost certainly represents the
person, an initiate to the cult, who gave it
centuries ago as a gift to the god. It also served
as an intaglio stamp, grasped in the hand and
pressed into soft clay or wax to make multiple
images. The design that adorns it probably
stood in proxy for more costly sacrifices.
Perhaps the only clue to an ancient life, this
haunting votive recalls hopes, dreams and
aspirations that are as old as civilization itself.
- (D.0009)
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