A rare Anatolian Marble Violin Idol, Early Bronze Age, ca. 3000 - 2500 BCE Jewelry - Pendants 2020 Still in the Desert

2020 Still in the Desert

Institut du monde Arabe

The vessel rests on a flared foot and exhibits the characteristic lustrous surface typical of Chimú ceramics

” I paint my father Japangardi’s Dreaming and my grandfather’s Dreaming

St Leonards

A rare Anatolian Marble Violin Idol, Early Bronze Age, ca. 3000 - 2500 BCE Jewelry - Pendants 2020 Still in the DesertThis elegant amulet resembles various idols from the Neolithic or early Bronze Age that capture the graceful silhouette of a violin. Carved from a small piece of thin marble, its surface has been expertly hand polished to a smooth finish. The amulet features a semi circular body with short lateral arms and an elongated, stylized head devoid of facial features. At the center of the piece, is an inlaid circular bronze disk, serving as a focal point that