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LOT 1122
Phoenician Terracotta Goddess Astarte Figure
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (135 grams, 16 cm).
Hollow-formed and wearing a peaked headdress, left hand clasping her breast, emphasised facial detailing.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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