A Large Terracotta Section Of A Syro Hittite Fertility Idol, The Goddess Astarte. Opal The French forces

The French forces

First quality n perfect condition

15cm Diameter

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A Large Terracotta Section Of A Syro Hittite Fertility Idol, The Goddess Astarte. Opal The French forcesA massively rare to find large section of a Syro Hittite fertility idol ,of the goddess Astarte. This item which dates to circa 1800 1200 BC, is in the form of a bird headed figure with helmet and studded belt. They were used as votive offerings to the gods and were ritually broken and deposited in small pits. With a small piece of old collection restoration to the head plume, the only period loss is to the lower legs. It has been mounted on a wooden