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Rare Syrio-Hittite terracotta bird in alert pose, showing a stylized head with pointed beak. Incisions for the eyes. The angular neck emerging from a dicoidal body with delicately impressed rows on the upper side to indicate the feathers of the wings. The bird standing on an integral stand with flared base.
Small terracotta figures representing both domestic and wild may have been made as children's toys or as votive dedications to be placed at sacred shrines or temples.
The term Syro-Hittite refers to the Aramaic and Phoenician speaking communities of northern Syria and southern Anatolia who fell under the rule of the Hittite Empire in the second millennium BC.

Size: H. 9 cm
Material: Terracotta
Culture: Syro-Hittite, late 2nd millennium BC
Condition: Beak and neck reattached. Surface with minor wear. Root marks. Rare. 

Provenance: Ex Swiss private collection. Thence art market Basel, November 2009 sale.
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Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. 
Offered lots legally acquired, due diligence conducted to ensure the stated provenance. Related documents seen by Catawiki. 

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Syro-Hittite, late 2nd millennium BC

Syro-Hittite Terracotta Bird

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