Ali Aboutaam and his brother Hicham are happy to present to the public on behalf of Phoenix Ancient Art amazing objects of beauty from the ancient world. Among the many pieces is an idol made from marble originating from the Anatolian world.
Dating from between the 6th and 4th millennium B.C.E. this statuette is 10.8 cm high and in an excellent state of preservation. The sculpture is a simplified representation of the human form, with only the head and arms clearly stated. The face is pointed upwards and the eyes and mouth are merely incisions of straight lines. The nose is a delicate bump and the arms are placed over the belly, without touching, without any indication of hands.
Anatolia is the geographic area where present day Turkey is. The word Anatolia comes from the Greek, meaning “east” or more literally “sunrise.”
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