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LOT 0868
Syro-Hittite Male Seated Fertility Figure
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 in. (9.54 grams, 58 mm).
A stylised clay fertility figure modelled seated with a pinched head and face with circular eye detailing, stub arms and erect penis, wearing a head covering. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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