RARE MINOAN BRONZE FEMALE FIGURINE. Ca. 1700 - 1600 BC A bronze female figurine of schematic form, depicted standing with the head thrown back and one arm raised in a gesture of devotion. The compact body is enveloped in a long flaring dress with a rounded lower edge, the opposite arm drawn in against the side. Mounted. Size: 59mm x 17mm; Weight: 23g. Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a South-German private collection formed on the European art market in the 1980s and 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 24.150.9.