Grande testa di idolo composito. Bactria, Margiana, 2600 - 1800 a.C. H 16 cm. Realizzata in calcite bianca. Gli occhi sono forati e originariamente intarsiati con un altro materiale (bitume). Un'apertura rotonda nella parte posteriore della testa per accogliere un copricapo o un'acconciatura di altro materiale e capelli arricciati sulla nuca. Allargata e arrotondata all'estremità inferiore per essere inserita in un corpo. Resti di sinterizzazione, minimamente ammaccati, parrucchino mancante, intatto. Provenienza: ex collezione Dr Klaus Marquardt, Renania Settentrionale-Vestfalia, anni '80-2009.

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