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LOT 1315

Syro-Hittite Lead Idol

12TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

2 1/2 in. (6.05 grams, 62 mm).

A figural plaque in two pieces depicting a stylised female, lentoid head with curly hair, pinched nose and large eyes, wearing long earrings, long neck adorned with torcs, her arms raised to hold the breasts, wide hips, legs held together, raised decoration to the pubic area. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of a Mayfair lady; formerly in an important London collection formed since 1965.
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 1315

Syro-Hittite Lead Idol

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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