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LOT 0197
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.
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