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Northern Syrian Terracotta Fertility Idol

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Northern Syrian Terracotta Fertility Idol

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Ancient Near East, Northern Syria, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A hand-built terracotta female fertility idol of a characteristically abstract form with an incised pubis and arms bent beneath flush breasts. Her protruding face bears a bar-shaped 'beak' nose between a pair of discoid eyes, and her wild coiffure projects from either side of her head. Fertility idols like this example are perhaps representative of the ancient goddess Astarte (also Ishtar) who was associated with femininity, war, and motherhood. Size: 1.625" W x 2.7" H (4.1 cm x 6.9 cm); 4.2" H (10.7 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Brooklyn, New York, USA collection; ex-David Liebert collection, Time Machine, Queens, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s

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Condition

Losses to legs and top of coiffure as shown. Light abrasions and encrustations to body and head, with softening to some finer details. Nice preservation to overall form.

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Northern Syrian Terracotta Fertility Idol

Name: Northern Syrian Terracotta Fertility Idol
SKU: 100261599
Price: 200 USD
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