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LOT 0906
Tel Halaf Terracotta Fertility Figure
6TH-5TH MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3 3/4 in. (119 grams, 94 mm).
With pinched facial features, applied breasts, horizontal bands of pigment; restored from old and new pieces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-1990s.
From the private collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
Cf. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, inventory number VA 12517, 12518, for a very similar example.
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