3rd millennium BC.

Sand-colored clay. Female figure with a pillar-shaped body that widens downwards to form a curved base. The stumps of the arms, which are pierced to accommodate attributes, are depicted strongly shortened at shoulder height and angled forwards. A broad necklace around the neck. The bird-like face is dominated by a protruding nose and large, disc-shaped eyes with pierced pupils give the statuette an intense, penetrating gaze. A crown-like, four-pointed Polos on the head symbolizes the figure's elevated rank. Idols of this type were particularly common in northern Syria and served as votive offerings and household gods.

Cf.: Gisela Zahlhaas, Idole – Frühe Götterbilder und Opfergaben, Mainz 1985, Nr. 38 a.

Eric Gubel, Bruno Overlaet, De Gilgamesh à Zénobie, Brussels 2007, Nr. 414 – 423.

Dimension: height: 14,5 cm, width: 4,2 cm, depth: 3,6 cm,

Condition: Restoration to the left area of the base, one tip of the crown slightly chipped, otherwise intact and in very fine condition.

Provenance: German private collection, 1949 – 2005.