Lot 5502 - ibid138 Dr Sylvia Legrain Collection - online only - Tuesday, 26. September 2023, 02.00 PM
FEMALE PILLAR FIGURE WITH THE HEAD OF A BIRD
Northern Syria/Euphrates Valley, 3rd millennium B.C.
Terracotta. Elongate body designed as a pillar with a bird's head. Opulent necklace featuring a serpent (the symbol of vitality and regeneration) coiled around her neck. Fixed in a plexiglass base.
H without base 19 cm.
Provenance:
- German private collection, 1980s (according to Triple Gallery).
- by inheritance in the Collection Gerhard Hirsch, Munich (according to Triple Gallery).
- Triple Gallery, Bremgarten bei Bern, May 2010.
Cf. Othmar Keel, "Gott weiblich", Freiburg, 2008, pp. 24 & 96.
- German private collection, 1980s (according to Triple Gallery).
- by inheritance in the Collection Gerhard Hirsch, Munich (according to Triple Gallery).
- Triple Gallery, Bremgarten bei Bern, May 2010.
Cf. Othmar Keel, "Gott weiblich", Freiburg, 2008, pp. 24 & 96.
CHF 800 / 1 500 | (€ 820 / 1 550)
Sold for CHF 2 625 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.