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Aniconic Idol
3rd millennium BCE (Early Bronze Age)
marble
(Ancient Greece )
(Ancient Greece )
This prehistoic figure has a long neck with bent arms indicated. The piece has no head, and has been repaired across the neck. The figure is chipped at the edges.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Cahn Sale, Emerich Galleries, New York, 1965, no. 7; Walters Art Museum, 1965, by purchase.
Geographies
Greece, Cyclades (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm); Base H: 1 1/8 x W: 2 1/4 x D: 1 in. (2.9 x 5.7 x 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A.P. Fund, 1965
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
23.218