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World Museum of Man 2004

 

 

BALKAN NEOLITHIC / CHALCOLITHIC

TERRA COTTA HUMAN IDOL

 

Ref #:  136, 112, 116, 135, 115, 114

Type:  Human Idol Heads (#115 Torso)

Material:  Terra Cotta

Period:  Balkan Neolithic / Chalcolithic  6500 - 4500 B.C.

Provenance:  Balkan Region

Measurements (length in cm, left to right):  3.2, 3.2, 5, 3, 2.4, 3.4 cm

 


Comments:  #116 has repair, others intact heads broken from complete idols with the exception of #115 which is a torso.