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THBSyro-Hittite Pottery Astarte Figure
Lot 37c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Nov 8, 2018
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2018-11-08 10:00:00
2018-11-08 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Near East, Syro-Hittite, ca. 2800 to 1500 BCE. A fine, hand-built pottery female idol standing atop fused legs and petite feet delineated by a small groove, a triangular pudenda with incised hairs, a broad chest with ample breasts held aloft with bent arms, and a slender neck. Her head is more well-defined compared to other more abstract examples with full lips beneath a prominent nose, large circular eyes hidden behind ovoid bangs detailed with lattice-work motifs, and a lobed headdress with a projecting central tab on top. The exterior exhibits traces of white pigmentation, suggesting this piece was once colored with bright pigments. Astarte is an ancient goddess, known throughout the Near East and Central Asia by many names, who is primarily associated with femininity, fertility, motherhood, and war. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 1.625" W x 5.25" H (4.1 cm x 13.3 cm); 5.4" H (13.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#140216A few stable pressure fissures around the legs, lower body, and waist. Minor nicks to feet, body, and head, with fading to some finer incised details, and loss to most original pigmentation, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits and traces of pigmentation throughout. Old inventory label on verso.Condition
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