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LOT 1000
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
CIRCA 12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/4 in. (146 grams, 18.5 cm high).
Modelled with a flat-section body and splayed base, arms and hands positioned on the chest, applied ornamental collar and headdress or hair; large circular eyes and pinched nose.
ProvenanceFrom the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Zahlhaas, G., Idole - Frühe Götterbilder und Opfergaben, München, 1985, p.49, no.12.
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