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LOT 0259
Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/4 in. (7 7/8 in.) (52.3 grams, 16 cm (515 grams total, 20 cm including stand)).
D-section figurine with elaborate pierced headdress and navel, applied annular eyes, pinched nose, applied segmented collar and pointillé detailing to the hips; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence test report from Oxford Authentication with sample no.N124j52.
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.
See Zahlhaas, G., Idole - Frühe Götterbilder und Opfergaben, München, 1985, for discussion.
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