CYPRIOT STONE VOTIVE FIGURE OF A GODDESS ON A THRONE

Ca. 460 - 450 BC.A stone statuette of the crowned goddess Astarte, dressed in a peplos and kalathos, seated on a throne holding a baby at her chest. Her raised head is crowned with a laurel wreath. For similar see: Les Antiquités de Chypre, Sculptures, no. 409.Size: 200mm x 110mm; Weight: 1.54kgProvenance: Private UK collection; Ex. important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent; previously in a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.

Estimate: GBP 1500 - 3000