PHOENICIAN STATUETTE OF ASTARTE
Ca. 700 - 500 BC.
A Phoenician terracotta statuette of crowned goddess Astarte. She is dressed in people and kalathos, holding a baby. There is a preserved trace of the original red colour. For similar see: I fenici, Bompiani, 1988, fig. 545.
Size: 220mm x 80mm; Weight: 475g
Provenance: Property of a London gallery, acquired on the US art market; Ex. David Hendin collection acquired in Israel prior to 1980. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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Ca. 700 - 500 BC.
A Phoenician terracotta statuette of crowned goddess Astarte. She is dressed in people and kalathos, holding a baby. There is a preserved trace of the original red colour. For similar see: I fenici, Bompiani, 1988, fig. 545.
Size: 220mm x 80mm; Weight: 475g
Provenance: Property of a London gallery, acquired on the US art market; Ex. David Hendin collection acquired in Israel prior to 1980. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
