14A001
ANATOLIAN FEMALE IDOL
Early Bronze Age, circa 2700-2100 B.C.
Marble, Length: 8.5 cm.

Kiliya type. Wide, flat body with rounded shoulders, the arms separated from the torso by deep, diagonal cuts. The body is lozenge shaped, with small, knob-like breasts, an incised pubic triangle, and a notch at the bottom indicating the two legs. Head broken off and now lost.

For comparison, see: J. Seeher, "Die kleinasiatischen Marmorsta-tuetten vom Typ Kiliya," Archäologischer Anzeiger 1992/2, p. 161, no. 26; Thimme, Kunst der Kykladen, no. 562.

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