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LOT 1292
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 5/8 in. (361 grams total, 22 cm high including stand).
Flat-section figurine with flared base; applied annular eyes, pinched nose, applied textured hair, collar and necklace; arms held bent across the chest; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
Mounted on a perspex column in the 1970s.
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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