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LOT 0906
Sumerian Amuletic Calf Figurine
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (9.46 grams, 30 mm).
A composition amuletic figurine of a calf with legs folded and bound beneath the body, head turned along the flank, slot to the underside.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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LOT 0906
Sumerian Amuletic Calf Figurine
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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The Syro-Hittite states rose to prominence in northern Syria and southern Anatolia (modern Turkey) following the collapse of the Hittite Empire, during which time many such figures were produced and widely distributed for domestic use. Such figures, later pejoratively referred to as 'idols', depicted deities carrying or standing with animals.
