PAIR OF MEDITERRANEAN TERRACOTTA IDOLS Ca. 2nd Millennium BC. A pair of terracotta heads from anthropomorphic idols. Each is formed with prominent round eyes with pierced pupils and a pinched nose. The one on the left has textured hair and voluminous ears projecting from either side of a broad face. The one on the right has an elongated neck, a flaring headdress incised with vertical grooves, and a pointed beard modelled with striations. For similar see: A. A. Picon, J. R. Mertens, E. J. Milleker, C. S. Lightfoot, S. Hemingway, Art of the Classical World in Metropolitan Museum, F. 266, p. 220. Size: 50-55mm x 20-35mm; Weight: 40g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Nicolas Koutoulakis, Switzerland, 1970s, Ex. Private Collection, Connecticut, 1990s-2000s.