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LOT 1093
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. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent.
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.
Cf. Zahlhaas, G., Idole - Frühe Götterbilder und Opfergaben, München, 1985, p.49, no.12.
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