Bidspirit auction | Large Syro-Hittite Terracotta Goddess Idol

Large Syro-Hittite Terracotta Goddess Idol - 1500-500 B.C. Standing female deity (Astarte?), wearing a long cloak and two broad necklaces; arms bent and hands placed on the chest; mounted on a custom-made stand; repaired. 260 grams total, 23 cm high including stand (9 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [No Reserve]