Eye idol of the Tell Brak type. 2nd half 4th mill. Bc. Chr. H 8.7cm. Light beige…

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Eye idol of the Tell Brak type. 2nd half 4th mill. bc. Chr. H 8.7cm. Light beige limestone. Conical corpus with two pierced rings, the eponymous 'eyes'. Partially chipped surface, intact. Provenance: Ex collection A.D.-U., Bavaria. In Germany since before 1990.

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Eye idol of the Tell Brak type. 2nd half 4th mill. bc. Chr.

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