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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.

Provenance

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Zahlhaas,G., Prähistorische Staatssammlung, Idole und Votive, München, 1993, p.32, fig.16, for type.

CONDITION
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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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