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LOT 1222

Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Idol Collection

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 - 4 1/4 in. (201 grams total, 10-11 cm).

Each a standing female with hands clasped to the breasts, applied collar, pinched facial details. [4, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a European lady; part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1222

Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Idol Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £442

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