1885 - Tell Brak Type Clay Eye Idol. Circa 3500-3000 B.C. With a squat body and two looped eyes, slightly convex base. See parallel idols in the Louvre Museum, accession number SB 9141, for similar examples; Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.1988.323.8; British Museum, excavated by Professor Sir Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan, inv. nos.126473, 126477 and 126479; see also Collon, D., Ancient Near Eastern Art, London, 1995, p.47, for type; for the discussion on Tell Brak, their iconography and the religious meaning of eye idols see Green, J.B. & T.R., Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, An illustrated dictionary, London, 1992, pp.78-79. 195 grams, 92 mm (3 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Tell Brak Type Clay Eye Idol. Circa 3500-3000 B.C. With a squat body and two looped eyes, slightly convex base. See parallel idols in the Louvre Museum, accession number SB 9141, for similar examples; Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.1988.323.8; British Museum, excavated by Professor Sir Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan, inv. nos.126473, 126477 and 126479; see also Collon, D., Ancient Near Eastern Art, London, 1995, p.47, for type; for the discussion on Tell Brak, their iconography and the religious meaning of eye idols see Green, J.B. & T.R., Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, An illustrated dictionary, London, 1992, pp.78-79. 195 grams, 92 mm (3 5/8 in.). [No Reserve] Acquired in 1992. From the collection of Nicholas Wright (d.2005); thence by descent. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.