Description:

**Originally Listed At $600**

Ancient Near East, Anatolia, Syro-Hittite, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A wonderful cast-copper idol of an abstract form displaying a quartet of standing figures that are conjoined at the feet. The figures present with slender bodies, outstretched arms, and thin necks, with the two middle figures each holding a petite item, perhaps a tool or weapon. Each elongated head features a classic Mesopotamian beak-form nose flanked by bulging coffee-bean-shaped eyes and a narrow mouth underneath, with the middle figures boasting laterally-flared coiffures, and the two end figures with raised, tab-shaped coiffures. Layers of matte brown patina envelop the entire composition and imbue the figure with a finely-preserved presentation. Size: 1.8" W x 3.125" H (4.6 cm x 7.9 cm); 3.625" H (9.2 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: The Dere Family Collection, New York, USA, assembled 1970s-2000s; ex-Richard Wagner Collection, Massachusetts, USA, acquiredin 1960s

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#143497

  • Condition: Minor nicks and abrasions to base, bodies, arms, and heads, with softening to some finer details, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits and great patina throughout.

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