Syro-Hittite Idol of a Female Deity

Culture: Levant

Period: 1st half of 2nd millennium B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 16 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 6229

Provenance: From the estate of Josef Strasser, Lannach, Styria, Austria. Acquired between 1960 and 1980.

Condition: Head and base reattached.

Description: Statuette modelled by hand of a female deity (Astarte) with hands placed on her stomach and a bird headed face. The eyes are circularly framed. On her head a high, pierced crown. The lower body is not accentuated.