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LOT 0198

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HITTITE TERRACOTTA FERTILITY IDOL
12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
7 5/8 in. (166 grams, 19.3 cm).

Standing nude female with elaborate hairstyle, earring and collar.

PROVENANCE:
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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.

CONDITION
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