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Bicephalous Votive Figure With An Intaglio - D.0017
Origin: Lake Van, Anatolia
Circa: 4000
BC
to 3000
BC
Dimensions:
6.125" (15.6cm) high
x 1" (2.5cm) wide
Collection: Near Eastern
Medium: Dickite
Additional Information: SOLD
Location: United States
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| Description |
A mysterious treasure from the dawn of Western
civilization, this stone votive was offered
thousands of years ago at the shrine of a
powerful god. With a cache of related artifacts, it
was discovered along the shores of Lake Van in
Turkey. With powerful simplicity, it depicts a
standing votary with a second head springing
from the top of the first. What does this
represent? A married couple that entreated the
god together? A split personality? A spiritual
awakening to a level higher than the ordinary?
We can never know for certain, but the visual
effect is haunting. The passage of time has in no
way diminished the magic and energy that
radiates from this unusual token of a forgotten
world.
- (D.0017)
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