Syro-Hittite Terracotta Goddess Figure Fragment ibex each pair of teeth added

each pair of teeth added over time from animals taken for food

became especially favored among the pastoralist tribes of East Africa

each expertly cut from hard red stone and translucent glass

Ertebølle Culture

reflecting the patience and skill of its maker

Syro-Hittite Terracotta Goddess Figure Fragment ibex each pair of teeth addedAncient 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