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LOT 1325

Syro-Hittite Double-Headed Idol

12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.

7 in. (109 grams, 17.6 cm).

Human form with two heads; the eyes and breasts domed with round recesses, the headdresses and necklaces separately applied, formed with vertical strokes; ledge hand to each side; the lower body extending to a conical base.

Provenance

Property of a retired English university professor; acquired on the UK art market in 2013.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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.

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LOT 1325

Syro-Hittite Double-Headed Idol

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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