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LOT 0193
Tell Halaf Terracotta Fertility Idol
6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (54 grams, 75 mm).
Modelled seated with knees drawn towards chest, arms cradling large breasts, pinched head; linear painted detailing to body and face; fired clay.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 1996.
LiteratureCf. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, inventory number VA 12517, 12518, for a very similar example.
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LOT 0193
Tell Halaf Terracotta Fertility Idol
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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