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THE PROPERTY OF DANIEL M. FRIEDENBERG
FIVE SYRIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURES
CIRCA 1800-1200 B.C.
Details
FIVE SYRIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURES
Circa 1800-1200 B.C.
Including a Syro-Canaanite ram, with forward spiraling horns and long tapering nose, the body covered in applied short wavy fleece; a North Syrian monkey, with long cylindrical muzzle, a vessel in its hands; and three North Syrian riders, one seated side-saddle, holding a staff across his body; one with truncated arms; and one gripping the ears of the animal on which he sits
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) high, for the tallest (5)
Circa 1800-1200 B.C.
Including a Syro-Canaanite ram, with forward spiraling horns and long tapering nose, the body covered in applied short wavy fleece; a North Syrian monkey, with long cylindrical muzzle, a vessel in its hands; and three North Syrian riders, one seated side-saddle, holding a staff across his body; one with truncated arms; and one gripping the ears of the animal on which he sits
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) high, for the tallest (5)
Provenance
Antiquities, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 4 May 1973, lot 51 (one rider)