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LOT 1421
Tell Halaf Seated Goddess Idol
6TH-5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 in. (50.4 grams, 56 mm).
Modelled in the round with legs bent in a crouching posture, arms bent to support the breasts, bands of pigment; head absent.
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
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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