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LOT 1150

Large Syro-Hittite Terracotta Goddess Idol

1500-500 B.C.

9 in. (260 grams total, 23 cm high including stand).

Standing female deity (Astarte?), wearing a long cloak and two broad necklaces; arms bent and hands placed on the chest; mounted on a custom-made stand; repaired. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 1150

Large Syro-Hittite Terracotta Goddess Idol

Sold for (Inc. bp): £364

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