Syro-Hittite Silver Fertility Goddess. Circa early 2nd millennium B.C. Sheet-silver female figure with tall lobed headdress, domed knees, breasts and navel, loincloth, parallel legs and tang beneath the feet; applied wire collar; the face with triangular nose and two pellet eyes; left arm detached in two pieces, with old repair. 32.1 grams total, 1.7-12.7 cm (5/8 - 5 in.). UK private collection, formed in the 1980s. with Bonhams, London, 24 October 2012, no.271 (£8,000-£10,000). Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12532-231395.