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LOT 1047

Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

7 in. (169 grams total, 18 cm including stand).

Flat-section figurine with elaborate pierced headdress, applied annular eyes and navel, pinched nose, applied segmented collar and pointillé detailing to the hips; 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1047

Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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