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LOT 1331
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (30.2 grams, 70 mm).
Depicting a seated female figure with a bird's head, possibly a deity; applied circular eyes and pinched nose; wearing a circlet, two necklaces and a long skirt.
Provenance
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue page.
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