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LOT 1170
Syro-Hittite Bronze Figure
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 in. (13.7 grams, 73 mm).
Modelled in the round, standing figure with pinched facial features, transverse collar, applied pellet eyes and breasts, arms bent forward, legs closed together; the right hand holds a cup or bowl.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Zahlhaas,G., Prähistorische Staatssammlung, Idole und Votive, München, 1993, p.32, fig.16, for type.
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LOT 1170
Syro-Hittite Bronze Figure
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Syro-Hittite Bronze Female Idol
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Modelled in the round standing figure with pinched facial features, transverse collar, applied breasts, arms bent forward, legs close together. 17.7 grams, 83 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
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 often carrying or standing with animals. The present figure's arms are positioned as if holding a lamb or other small animal. -
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