Bidspirit auction | A NEOLITHIC STYLE STONE IDOL

A NEOLITHIC STYLE STONE IDOL FIGURE, POSSIBLY CIRCA 6TH MILLENNIUM B.C. - Of highly stylised anthropomorphic form, carved from a coarse brown stone, the figure with a large rounded head, short outstretched arms and a broad, bulbous lower body. The deliberately simplified form is characteristic of prehistoric fertility or mother-goddess type figures. The surface with extensive weathering and encrustation, with an old fracture extending through the head and body and visible restoration. H: Approximately 11.5cm