Syro-Hittite Pottery Fragment of a Male

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Ancient Near East, Northern Syria, Syro-Hittite, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A hand-built pottery figurative fragment depicting a standing male with broad shoulders, a pair of striated embellishments adorning his clavicle, a finely incised beard draped from a thin mouth, a perky nose, discoid eyes, and a pointed cap with incised detailing. Researchers believe that the wide eyes of ancient Near Eastern figurative sculpture serve to emphasize one's attentiveness and religious devotion to the gods. Size: 2.375" W x 3.125" H (6 cm x 7.9 cm); 4.375" H (11.1 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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Condition Report: This is a fragment of a larger pottery figure; losses to arms and lower body as shown. Nicks to upper body, head, and face, with softening to some finer details. Nice detailing still visible across fragment.