Female idol of the "Sesklo" culture, ca. 7th - 6th millennium BC · Thessaly · ID: 3052670
Bernd Gackstätter, Antiken-Kabinett, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (label 03247) (2006)
German Private Collection
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.
The object Female idol of the “Sesklo” culture, ca. 7th - 6th millennium BC with the object ID 3052670 was part of the auction Auction 106 on April 25, 2026. The object with the lot number 107 achieved a sales price of EUR 7,000 with an asking price of EUR 2,000.
Expertise
Thermoluminescence report, No. 08181205, R. Kotalla, Haigerloch 18 December 2005
Notices
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