Canaanite Copper Figure of a Deity

Description:

Canaanite Copper Figure of a Deity, Syria-Levant, c. 2nd millennium BC, the figure with arms bent and extended, the hands with holes for holding implements or attributes, with a long beard, deep eye sockets and large nose, wearing a garment gathered at the waist and a cylindrical crown or headdress, with a tenon below the feet, ht. 5 3/4 in.

Provenance: Purchased by a Canadian Major prior to the 1960s.
Estimate $1,200-1,500

Some small scraped areas on reverse, possibly where samples were taken.


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