Sold for $13,750

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Lot Description

A Syro-Hittite Bronze Deity Figure

Circa 12th-8th Century B.C.

Height 3 inches (7.6 cm).

Property from a Private Pennsylvania Collector

Provenance:
Jay C. Leff Collection (1925-2000), Uniontown, Pennsylvania, prior to 1965; thence by descent.

Published:
J. Haskin, Near Eastern and Far Eastern Art from the Collection of Jay C. Leff (Exhibition Catalogue), New York, 1965, no. 39. [where catalogued as 'Standing Shaman, Caucasus']

Exhibited:
New York, New York, Near Eastern and Far Eastern Art from the Collection of Jay C. Leff. The American Federation of Art, 5 August - 29 September, 1965.

Condition Report

Intact as preserved. The proper right ear hole has an old break to one side with very minuscule loss. Surface wear and salts/encrustations within the crevices throughout. In fine, stable condition overall. The bottom of the figure screws into a modern wooden base; moveable and not permanently affixed. Letter of ownership and provenance confirmation from the descendent of Jay C. Leff pending.

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