DEA MADRE BALCANICA Lot n° 5

BALKAN MOTHER GODDESS DATING: 5th millennium BCE. MATERIAL AND TECHNIQUE: carved and polished granite rock. Stylized female figure in seated position with arms carried behind the nape of the neck; the head constitutes the main element and is dominated by large circular eyes, barely prominent nose, and half-open mouth; the breasts, belly, and lower limbs are barely outlined PRODUCTION: Balkan culture of Lepenski Vir STATE OF CONSERVATION: intact DIMENSIONS: h. 14 cm. ORIGIN: private collection, Milan