WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA IDOL
Ca. 3rd millennium BC.
A standing figure of a Syro-Hittite terracotta idol. The figure is fully clothed in a long garment wearing a form of crown or headdress. The facial features, particularly the eyes are emphasized, with large, piercing eyes, the holes representing pupils; the hands are folded and touching an elaborate necklace.
Size: L:155mm / W:55mm ; 75g
Provenance: Formerly in D. Grigsby collection, UK, since 2000; previously.in Belgian private collection, 1980s-1990s.
Estimate: GBP 300 - 600