Hittite Lead Votive

Culture: Hittite

Period: Mid 2nd millennium B.C.

Material: Lead

Dimensions: 5.1 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 6419

Provenance: From the German collection Ther, 1960s. Thence with the Antikenkabinett Gackstätter with the list number 1897. Last in a Munich collection of idols. With the original certificate of the Antikenkabinett Gackstätter.

Condition: Intact

Description: A stylized human figure cut out from a lead bar. The angular head with a bird nose, deeply pierced eyes and a mouth formed to a smile. The upper body except for the slightly rounded shoulders rectangular. The legs are separated by a narrow gap. The idol corresponds in form and design to the Hittite silver idols. On a plexiglass mount.