Syro-Hittite Terracotta Goddess Figure Fragment ibex Warminster: Aris & Phillips

Warminster: Aris & Phillips

reflecting the patience and skill of its maker

each expertly cut from hard red stone and translucent glass

became especially favored among the pastoralist tribes of East Africa

Syro-Hittite Terracotta Goddess Figure Fragment ibex Warminster: Aris & PhillipsAncient Near East, Syro Hittite culture, c. 20001600 BC, Northern Syria A finely crafted small scale terracotta head fragment depicting a female deity in highly stylised form, characterised by striking avian features. The goddess gazes outward through wide, annular pellet eyes, while a pinched, beak like nose projects prominently from the petite head, lending the figure a powerful and otherworldly presence. She wears an elaborate pierced headdress, an