Ancient Near East / Asia Minor, Anatolia, ca. 3200 to 2300 BCE. A hand-built terracotta fertility idol with a hollow, conical body, perky breasts held aloft by a single sinuous arm, and a tapered neck. The abstract visage is composed of a prominent nose between two coffee-bean-shaped eyes and a raised headband which flares backwards along her brow. Fertility idols like this example were first produced as early as the 9th millennium BCE and were found throughout the ancient Near East by around the early 6th millennium BCE. Size: 2.7" W x 6.1" H (6.9 cm x 15.5 cm) Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection, acquired in August 2018; ex-Artemis Gallery; ex-private Secaucus, New Jersey, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #157314