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Old Syrian Idol, ca. 5th millennium BC, North Mesopotamia – Northeastern Syria, Tell Halaf, Size: H: 7,3 cm (H: 2.9 inch), ID: 3052671
Old Syrian Idol, ca. 5th millennium BC, North Mesopotamia – Northeastern Syria, Tell Halaf, Size: H: 7,3 cm (H: 2.9 inch), ID: 3052671 - 2/6 Old Syrian Idol, ca. 5th millennium BC, North Mesopotamia – Northeastern Syria, Tell Halaf, Size: H: 7,3 cm (H: 2.9 inch), ID: 3052671 - 3/6 Old Syrian Idol, ca. 5th millennium BC, North Mesopotamia – Northeastern Syria, Tell Halaf, Size: H: 7,3 cm (H: 2.9 inch), ID: 3052671 - 4/6 Old Syrian Idol, ca. 5th millennium BC, North Mesopotamia – Northeastern Syria, Tell Halaf, Size: H: 7,3 cm (H: 2.9 inch), ID: 3052671 - 5/6 Old Syrian Idol, ca. 5th millennium BC, North Mesopotamia – Northeastern Syria, Tell Halaf, Size: H: 7,3 cm (H: 2.9 inch), ID: 3052671 - 6/6
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Lot 76
Auction 105

Old Syrian Idol, ca. 5th millennium BC ·  North Mesopotamia – Northeastern Syria, Tell Halaf · ID: 3052671

Sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
Collection Schauf-Lensing
Bernd Gackstätter, “Antiken-Kabinett”, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (2004)
German Private Collection
Size
H: 7,3 cm
H: 2.9 inch

Description

fired reddish-brown clay, traces of paint, mineral encrustations, label “3766”

Tell Halaf is a settlement mound in northeastern Syria. In prehistoric times, this site was home to a settlement of the “Halaf culture”, named after this first discovery site.

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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