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LOT 1095
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
12TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/4 in. (165 grams, 18.5 cm).
With columnar body and flared foot, applied detailing including hands, collar, hair, disc eyes; lug to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private UK collection; previously with Pars Antiques, London W1; formerly in the Terence Eva collection 1980s-1990s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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