An Elamite terracotta figure of the goddess Astarte, with her hands cupped beneath her breasts and with elaborate coiffure, wearing bracelets, earrings and a necklace with pendant hanging between her breasts, repaired, lower half missing -- 3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) high; and a plainware pottery jar with short cylindrical neck, the body with two loop handles on the shoulder, tapering to a small circular foot -- 6½in. (16.5cm.) high, both 14th-13th Century B.C., reputedly from Haft Tepe (2)

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An Elamite terracotta figure of the goddess Astarte, with her hands cupped beneath her breasts and with elaborate coiffure, wearing bracelets, earrings and a necklace with pendant hanging between her breasts, repaired, lower half missing -- 3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) high; and a plainware pottery jar with short cylindrical neck, the body with two loop handles on the shoulder, tapering to a small circular foot -- 6½in. (16.5cm.) high, both 14th-13th Century B.C., reputedly from Haft Tepe (2)

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