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| SYRO-HITTITE POTTERY VESSEL Ovoid body with funnel-shaped neck and two strap handles between shoulder and neck. A lion’s head with details in high relief is applied to one side between two additional handles terminating in relief claws. On the other side is the tail. The so-called Syro-Hittite or post-Hittite states were Luwian-speaking political entities of Iron Age Syria that arose after the collapse of the Hittite Empire around 1180 BC and lasted until roughly 700 BC, the time of the Cimmerian invasion. The term is generally reserved for these Syrian principalities, although in a wider sense, it might conceivably also be applied to any of the entities that arose in Asia Minor following the Hittites, including Mushki, Tabal, and Lydia. Ex Clemens Holzmeister (1887-1983) collection, acquired between 1927 and 1954; Hamburg private collection, acquired in the 80s. Earlier 1st Millennium BC H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2009, no. 213 GMS047 $4,750 Sales |
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