Rare Anatolian Marble “Stargazer” Kilia-Type Head Fragment Western Mexico

Western Mexico

and scattered areas of strong mineral deposits attest to its ancient burial

and Ceramic Art of Prehispanic Colombia

Authentic Pre-Columbian Zapotec pottery urn fragment from the Oaxaca region of southern Mexico

Rare Anatolian Marble “Stargazer” Kilia-Type Head Fragment Western MexicoEarly Bronze Age, ca. 30002000 BCE Anatolia (Modern day Turkey) A rare and evocative marble head fragment belonging to the celebrated Kilia type Stargazer tradition of Early Bronze Age Anatolia. These enigmatic figures are among the earliest known examples of abstract sculptural form, characterized by their simplified anatomy and upward tilted heads, as if gazing toward the heavens. The present fragment preserves the distinctive elongated neck and