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LOT 1351
Sumerian Terracotta Figure of Astarte in Naos
ISIN-LARSA PERIOD, 2100-1800 B.C.
2 1/2 in. (97 grams total, figure: 63 mm high).
Tongue-shaped freestanding panel with incurved edges, high-relief figure of a standing female with hands clasped beneath her breasts; old collector's ID to underside '5217-43/3'; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1980s.
From the collection of Paul S. Forbes, Maryland, USA.
Cf. more recent figure in the British Museum under accession no.1967,1104.10.
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