Object Description
An ancient Anatolian terracotta idol representing an anthropomorphic figure. The figure stands with arms held outstretched perpendicularly. The figurine features a long, wide, rectangular body which flares slightly at the base. The head is flat with three triangular protrusions, perhaps indication a headdress. There is a single ‘eye’ aplied to the left protrusion, however it is unclear whether this is intended as a defining facial feature or a decorative embellishment of the headdress. The rest of the head is plain and without any facial features. The figure is more identifiable as female due to two round, applied protrusions, giving the illusion of breasts. Each breast is decorated with vertical striations radiating out of a central circle. Geometric patterns including circles, inverted v shapes and rhombus shapes are incised all over the body. There is a small hole in the centre of abdomen. The reverse of the figure is flattened and decorated with a hatched pattern. A rope-like clay strand has been applied to the reverse, perhaps indicating ahair or a headdress. It is also decorated with a dot-motif. Overall the figure is rendered in an abstract and stylised manner.
Weight of the piece includes the stand. Height of the figure given below also includes the stand. Height of the figurine alone is 13cm. Width measures across the length of the arms.
Date: Circa 3rd-2nd millennium BC