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869 - A rare androgynous stone idol, Near East, 3rd–2nd millennium BC
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A rare androgynous stone idol, Near East, 3rd–2nd millennium BC Stone. Expressively stylized, elongated, block-like body. The head is positioned at the top, with a hairline, eyes, nose, and mouth finely rendered. Slightly widened female pelvic region. The female and male sexual characteristics are clearly defined. Height: 7.9 cm, weight: 58.6 g. Androgynous idols unite the two opposing principles of the feminine and the masculine in a single being, thereby symbolizing an ideal, divine perfection and primal state. Such beings, endowed with creative power, are a component of numerous creation myths, yet corresponding figurative idols that bear witness to their cultic veneration are extremely rare. Bibliography: See Andrea Raehs, “On the Iconography of the Hermaphrodite.” The Concept and Problem of Hermaphroditism and Androgyny in Art. Ph.D. dissertation, Aachen 1987. pp. 30–34. Ursula Prinz, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (ed.), Androgyn. Longing for Perfection. Berlin 1987. CULTURAL HERITAGE! Provenance: Private collection in southern Germany, Prof. Dr. P.M.R.; previously in the collection of Prof. Dr. W. D., Berlin, who acquired it on the German art market between 1960 and 1980. Condition: I–II
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