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THBSyro Hittite Pottery Standing Astarte Figure
Lot 90
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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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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Near East, Northern Syria, Syro-Hittite, ca. early 2nd millennium BCE. A finely-constructed pottery figure of the goddess Astarte. She stands atop fused legs with a stippled waist band wrapping around her wide hips, a slender waist with a delineated navel, and conical arms protruding from the sides of an intricate necklace. The thick neck gently tapers to an abstract head which is composed of a prominent nose, discoid eyes, large ears with drilled ornamentation, and a tab-shaped headdress with a pair of small perforations. Researchers believe that the figure's wide eyes serve to emphasize attentiveness and religious devotion to the gods in the ancient Near East. Astarte is the goddess who is also known as Ishtar in some parts of Mesopotamia and is associated with femininity, motherhood, and war. Custom display stand included. Size: 1.875" W x 5.375" H (4.8 cm x 13.7 cm); 5.8" H (14.7 cm) on included custom stand.
For a stylistically-similar example, please see "Idols: The Beginning of Abstract Form." Ariadne Galleries, Inc., London, 1989, p. 92, fig. 82.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Richard Wagner collection, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, acquired in the 1960s
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#143615Repairs to both arms, headdress, and lower body just above navel, with small chips and light earthen material along break lines. Minor abrasions to legs, body, and head, with softening to some finer details, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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