Syro-Hittite Figurine with Animal

CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

5 in. (56 grams, 12.6 cm high).

An abstract terracotta figure modelled standing, carrying a small animal in its arms, possibly a kid, with a pinched head, large circular eyes, conical headpiece, discoid ear ornaments and a neck ornament.

Provenance

Collection of a deceased London gentleman, 1979-1999, by descent.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no. N122e89 from Oxford Authentication.
Accompanied by a previous typed and illustrated catalogue page.

Footnotes

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 carrying or standing with animals.

CONDITION

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