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LOT 1256
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Head Collection
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 2 1/4 in. (71 grams total, 25-56 mm).
Comprising four heads with pinched detailing, three with large annular eyes. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar images of idols in bronze in Negbi, O., Canaanite Gods in Metal, an archaeological study of ancient Syro-Palestinian Figurines Tel Aviv, 1976, nos.23,25,27,30.
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