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LOT 1273
Syro-Hittite Bronze Idol
LEVANT, CIRCA 2000-1750 B.C.
2 1/2 in. (2 7/8 in.) (31 grams, 63 mm (60 grams total, 73 mm including stand)).
Modelled in the round columnar figure with pinched facial features, arms folded across the chest and open crotch; mounting peg beneath feet; supplied with a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Swiss private collection of Hans Wiedemann, Biel/Bienne, since the 1990s.
Ex S. L. Antiquarian Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.
Private Swiss collection, Basel-Landschaft, acquired from T. B. on the Swiss art market, Basel.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Figures like this one were presented as offerings in the temples, however they were also used in households to protect against evil spirits.
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Opening Bid: £150
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