Rare Anatolian Marble “Stargazer” Kilia-Type Head Fragment Minor losses

Minor losses

4 cm) depth

recessed circular eyes

dating to the Classic Period (c

The vessel features a globular body

Rare Anatolian Marble “Stargazer” Kilia-Type Head Fragment Minor lossesEarly 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