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LOT 1241
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Figure
1500-1200 B.C.
7 7/8 in. (150 grams, 20 cm).
With lentoid-section body and flared base (restored); the face with pinched profile, tall headdress with transverse segmented peak, applied disc eyes, applied chevron beard, hands raised to the chest.
ProvenancePreviously with Alex Szolin, Nottingham, UK.
Ex Gerrard collection, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Stone Beads with Engraved Animals
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Paper Qu'ran Page
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