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LOT 1117

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. [no reserve]

Provenance

Previously with Alex Szolin, Nottingham, UK.
Ex Gerrard collection, 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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LOT 1117

Syro-Hittite Terracotta Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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