Description:

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Syria or The Levant, ca. first half of the 2nd millennium BCE. An intriguing cast-copper female figure exhibiting a highly stylized form standing upon fused feet. The woman's legs are delineated via a shallow vertical incision that ceases just beneath her pubis and she wears a simple belt and sash around her waist and chest. Bent arms stretch out in front in perhaps an offering gesture and she wears a minimalist necklace above her exposed breasts. Her elongated head bears hemispherical eyes flanking a prominent nose, a thin mouth above a tapered chin, and a conical headdress that perhaps indicates she is a religious worshipper at a temple. Size: 1.1" W x 6.125" H (2.8 cm x 15.6 cm); 7" H (17.8 cm) on included custom stand.

Cf. "Idols: The Beginning of Abstract Form." Ariadne Galleries, Inc., New York, 1989, p. 97, fig. 93 and p. 99, fig. 98

Provenance: ex-estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000

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  • Condition: Left arm repaired in two areas and head reattached to neck with light adhesive residue along break lines. Light encrustations and pitting to surfaces, with softening to some facial details. Great green and brown patina throughout.

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