LARGE SYRO-HITTITE BRONZE IDOL

Ca. 1800 - 1600 BC. A large cast bronze standing idol with a slender torso, broad shoulders and a rounded head with prominent eyes, a projecting nose and a narrow mouth. The right arm is bent at the elbow, with the hand raised with the thumb extended upwards. The lower body is covered by a long skirt decorated with vertical incisions and intersecting diagonal lines across the hips. Mounted on a modern custom-made stand. Size: 190mm x 65mm; Weight: 565g Provenance: Private British collection; Ex. A.H. collection; previously on the French market with A. Kotllar, Paris, 1970–2006.

Estimation:€357.7

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