Levantine votive terracotta Astarte plaque

W17

£140.00

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A moulded terracotta votive plaque depicting the goddess Astarte standing with one hand held to her breast.

Culture
Levant, late 2nd Millennium BC

8.5 x 4.3 cms, 10.3 cms including stand

Condition
Fragment as shown, mounted on a black painted wood block

Provenance
Ex. estate of Professor Victor Chan (1947-2020), Alberta, Canada and thence by inheritance. Acquired from Tetragon Antiquities in London in 1989, a copy of the receipt is supplied.

Victor Chan taught art history at the University of Alberta, retiring as Professor Emeritus in 2000. Professor Chan purchased the majority of his collection from smaller London dealerships including Tetragon, George Lambor, M. Ayres and Old Drury during visits to the UK during the early 1980’s.

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