3rd millennium BC.

Sand-colored clay. Female figure with a flat body that widens downwards to form a curved base. Broad upper body with bent arms and hands placed on the chest in a gesture of prayer. Two necklaces around the neck, the lower one reaching down to the shoulder. The bird-like face is dominated by a protruding nose and large, disc-shaped eyes with pierced pupils give the figure an intense, penetrating gaze. The hairstyle is elaborate with a stephane over the forehead, tresses falling down the sides and a curly braid at the back of the head. 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 b, 42.

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

Dimension: height: 13,3 cm, width: 4,7 cm, depth: 3,8 cm

Condition: A particularly high-quality specimen in excellent, intact condition. The object is accompanied by a TL-Test.

Provenance: Private collection J. H., Munich, before 2005, acquired from Antikenkabinett Frankfurt. Ex collection M. Yeganeh, Frankfurt, 1980s.