The highly stylised figure is seated and holds a bowl in his right hand, thefeetindicated in a rectangular recess below, with long grooved beard and centrally parted hairfalling ingroovedstraightstrandsovertheshouldersandforehead.Provenance:Noriyoshi Horiuchi, Tokyo Cf. Bossert, Altsyrien, p. 140, no. 449. - (LA.549)Basalt Figure of a Divinity - LA.549Origin:Syria Circa:1200BCto800BCDimensions:28.125"(71.4cm)high Collection: Near Eastern Antiquities Style: Tell Halaf Medium: Basalt
Antiquities Ancient Near East
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