Female idol of the "Sesklo" culture, ca. 7th - 6th millennium BC · Thessaly · ID: 3052670
Starting price
EUR 2,000
Estimated price
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Kunsthandel Henrich (1960s)Bernd Gackstätter, Antiken-Kabinett, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (label 03247) (2006)
German Private Collection
Size
H: 10,7 cm
H: 4.2 inch
Description
fired micaceous clay, traces of a mineral encrustation, fragmentary, base
The Neolithic settlement of Sesklo was named after the nearby modern village close to the excavation site. Sesklo is located approximately 10 km west of Volos in Thessaly, Greece.
Due to extensive ceramic finds, the name Sesklo is also used to designate a Neolithic period. The Sesklo culture marks the beginning of the ceramic Neolithic in Greece.
Expertise
Thermoluminescence report, No. 08181205, R. Kotalla, Haigerloch 18 December 2005
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).