Bidspirit auction | Syro-Hittite Bronze Figure

Syro-Hittite Bronze Figure - 2nd millennium B.C. Modelled in the round, standing figure with pinched facial features, transverse collar, applied pellet eyes and breasts, arms bent forward, legs closed together; the right hand holds a cup or bowl. Cf. Zahlhaas, G., Prähistorische Staatssammlung, Idole und Votive, München, 1993, p.32, fig.16, for type. 13.7 grams, 73 mm (2 7/8 in.). Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)