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LOT 1375
Western Asiatic Terracotta Goddess Astarte Figure
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/4 in. (137 grams total, 14.5 cm high including stand).
Modelled with an hourglass figure, hands clasping her breasts, wearing a headdress, earrings, a necklace and bracelets, detailing to her public region and semi-naturalistic facial features; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s-1990s.
Previously with Mansour Gallery, London W1.
Property of a North West London gentleman.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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