Neolithic Vinca Terracotta Head

A large ancient Neolithic Vinca terracotta head of abstract form with raised arching almond shaped eyes and pointed chin.

Vinca Culture, Balkans.
Ca. 5000 - 4000 BC.
Height: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm).

The Vinca Culture derives its name from the modern village of Vinca, located on the banks of Danube, near Belgrade, where one of the largest and most significant prehistoric Neolithic settlements in Europe was discovered in 1908. The vast majority of Vinca figures represent women and animals.

cf.: M. Gimbutas, The Language of the Goddess, (New York, 1989), p. 26, 27, fig. 39 - 40.
Formerly in a New York private collection.
Inv#: 9625
Guaranteed Authentic

$7,500

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