Old syrian eye idol, Tell Brak, ca. 3500 - 3300 BC · Mesopotamia – Northeastern Syria, Tell Brak · ID: 3052652
Starting price
EUR 1,400
Estimated price
EUR 2,500
Provenance
American Private CollectionRoyal-Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World, 2003, no. 206
Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, USA (2007)
German Private Collection
Size
H: 7,5 cm
B: 6 cm
H: 3.0 inch
B: 2.4 inch
Description
alabaster, rest., base
Tell Brak is an ancient settlement mound (“Tell”) in northeastern Syria. It was an important urban center for the cultures of the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC, particularly during the Akkadian and later Hurrian periods, as well as during the Mitanni kingdom in northern Mesopotamia.
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).