Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from an Austrian Private Collection
A SEATED TERRACOTTA FIGURE, STARČEVO-KÖRÖS-CRIŞ-COMPLEX, EARLY NEOLITHIC, 6200-5600 B.C.
Auction Closed
July 2, 04:42 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Property from an Austrian Private Collection
A SEATED TERRACOTTA FIGURE, STARČEVO-KÖRÖS-CRIŞ-COMPLEX, EARLY NEOLITHIC, 6200-5600 B.C.
of highy simplified steatopygous form with tapering extremities and diagonally incised right eye, a small circular hole on the back, another on the underside.
Height 5 cm.
Austrian private collection, Vienna, acquired in the 1950s/1960s
Richter Gallery, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
acquired by the present owner from the above on December 19th, 1991
For related examples cf. S. Hansen, Bilder vom Menschen der Steinzeit, Untersuchungen zur anthropomorphen Plastik der Jungsteinzeit und Kupferzeit in Südosteuropa I+II (Archäologie in Eurasien, vol. 20), 2007, pls. 14/8-17, 122, and 150.