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LOT 0244

Urartu Copper Figure of a Goddess

8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

3 in. (3 3/4 in.) (115 grams, 76 mm (130 grams, 95 mm including stand)).

Columnar in form with bulbous hairstyle descending to a tapering tail; stub arms to the sides and small right-angled feet; impressed herringbone texture to the hair; robe with hatched detailing to the collar, belt and hem, rosette and other detailing; supplied with a custom-made display stand.

Provenance

Private collection, Europe.
Acquired in 2003.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12894-241695.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0244

Urartu Copper Figure of a Goddess

Estimate £6,000 - 8,000€6,960 - 9,280 (for guidance only)$8,100 - 10,800 (for guidance only)

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