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LOT 1363
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Statuette
LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 3/4 in. (124 grams, 17 cm).
Flat-section body with flared base, columnar neck supporting a bulbous head; annular final to crown of head, applied facial features and hatched collar, arms bent and hands cupping the breasts; old collector's label 'I-30'.
Provenance
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1969-1999.
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