Eye idol (smaller) Artist: Unknown

4th millenium B.C.

Ancient Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Alabaster

Dimensions

1 3/4 × 1 1/4 × 3/4 in. (4.45 × 3.18 × 1.85 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Erika and Thomas Leland Hughes, B.A. 1945, LL.B. 1949

Accession Number

2014.121.82

Culture

Syria, Tell Brak

Period

4th millenium B.C

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Phoenix Ancient Art, New York, 2008; Erika Hughes, acquired from the above, 2008; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., acquired from the above, 2014.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 2015," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2015), 15
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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