Register Auction 105
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Hittite Nail Idol, ca. mid-2nd millennium BC, Ancient Anatolian Hittite Empire, Size: H: 10,4 cm (H: 4.1 inch), ID: 3052658
Hittite Nail Idol, ca. mid-2nd millennium BC, Ancient Anatolian Hittite Empire, Size: H: 10,4 cm (H: 4.1 inch), ID: 3052658 - 2/5 Hittite Nail Idol, ca. mid-2nd millennium BC, Ancient Anatolian Hittite Empire, Size: H: 10,4 cm (H: 4.1 inch), ID: 3052658 - 3/5 Hittite Nail Idol, ca. mid-2nd millennium BC, Ancient Anatolian Hittite Empire, Size: H: 10,4 cm (H: 4.1 inch), ID: 3052658 - 4/5 Hittite Nail Idol, ca. mid-2nd millennium BC, Ancient Anatolian Hittite Empire, Size: H: 10,4 cm (H: 4.1 inch), ID: 3052658 - 5/5
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Lot 79
Auction 105

Hittite Nail Idol, ca. mid-2nd millennium BC ·  Ancient Anatolian Hittite Empire · ID: 3052658

Starting price EUR 800
Estimated price EUR 1,500
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Provenance
Dieter Lensing, Düsseldorf, Germany
Bernd Gackstätter, “Antiken-Kabinett”, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (2013)
German Private Collection
Size
H: 10,4 cm
H: 4.1 inch

Description

bronze cast, heavily corroded, label “4428” & “242”, plexiglass base

The slender neck bears a distinct collar. On the head rests a tall tiara, marking the idol as divine.

The Hittites were an Anatolian people of antiquity who, during the 2nd millennium BC, also exerted political and military influence in Syria and Canaan (in the region of Palestine, roughly corresponding to present-day Lebanon and Israel). For most of their history, their capital was Hattusa, located near the modern town of Bogazkale in north-central Turkey.

Notices

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).

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