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| Item Number: |
1VWHE |
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| Category: |
Near Eastern |
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| Period: |
Syrian |
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| Date: |
c. 5th-4th Millennium B.C. |
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| Material: |
Calcite |
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| Height: |
1 1/8" (2.8cm) |
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| Display Stand: |
Not Applicable |
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| Status: |
Sold |
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| Description: |
Carved in the form, of a small but very fine fertility Neolithic nude idol figure amulet, showing her breast, with drilled eyes, wide hipped, short lower legs drawn up against her thighs, her arms held along the sides of her pregnant belly, the underside drilled with eleven small quadrupeds, it’s pierced vertically through the neck.
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| Provenance: |
Ex. European Art Market
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| Condition: |
Restored on the right shoulder, over all a nice item.
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