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LOT 1228
Mesopotamian Terracotta Mother Goddess Head
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 in. (313 grams total, 15 cm including stand).
A substantial figurine fragment comprising a trapezoidal plaque with expanded lower edge, applied discoid eyes and pinched nose, necklace with impressed bead detailing, applied breasts; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old Tokyo collection; formerly the property of a Japanese gentleman since the early 1990s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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