Ca.4000 BC. Western Asiatic. Attractive cream-coloured stone Tell Brak Eye Idol consisting of a bell-shaped body, supporting two drilled circular eyes. Idols of this kind are common in Sumer, the earliest known civilization in Western Asia. Wide eyes are symbolic of piety to the gods in much of Mesopotamian art. Excellent condition. Size: L:70mm / W:67mm ; 260g. Provenance: From an old London collection formed in the 1980s.