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LOT 0834
Trans-Jordan Alabaster Astarte Figure
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/8 in. (36.1 grams, 79 mm high).
Carved in the round with semi-naturalistic features, standing nude with her hands clasped together below her bust, hair dressed on top and flowing down her back.
Provenance
From an important collection formed pre 1988, Geneva and London, by descent.
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