Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
NEW YORK (AP) — She's small but mighty — and she could be worth more than $3 million.
Christie's announced Friday that a 9-inch-tall marble sculpture, called the Guennol (gwehn-AHL') Stargazer, will be auctioned on April 28 in New York.
The statue of a female idol from ancient Turkey dates to around 3000 to 2200 B.C.
It's thought that the idol was related to fertility.
About 15 nearly complete idols survive. The auctioneer says this one — like most — has a neck injury, suggesting it was ritually "killed" at the time of burial.
It has button-like eyes; a vertical, carrot-shaped nose; a pear-type torso; and no discernible chest.
The work, from a private collection, has been on loan at The Metropolitan Museum of Art at various times.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
