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LOT 0253
Canaanite Bronze Warrior Goddess
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (10.8 grams, 71 mm).
Formed with conical headdress and pin to lower body.
Provenance
Acquired in Paris and London, 1970s.
From a collection of Canaanite gods in bronze, from the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
For similar examples from the "Syrian" group of flat-cast warrior gods, see no.23 and 27 in Negbi, Canaanite Gods in Metal.
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