Rare Anatolian Marble “Stargazer” Kilia-Type Head Fragment Examples of this type were

Examples of this type were often associated with ritual or funerary contexts within the Maya region of Guatemala

Mounted on a custom metal display stand

this tumi represents an important example of Pre-Columbian Andean metallurgy

burial deposits

stable ancient patina

Rare Anatolian Marble “Stargazer” Kilia-Type Head Fragment Examples of this type wereEarly 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