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96 - Birth scene. Phoenicia, ca. late 6th – first half of the 5th century B.C. Reddish-brown terracotta, H 18.5 cm, L cm. A pregnant young woman is surrounded by two older midwives as she gives birth: one sits behind her, holding her by the shoulders, while the other sits in front of her on a low stool, with a newborn resting on her lap. Traces of marine growth, expertly restored. Provenance: Formerly in the Ifergan Collection (Málaga). Formerly at Aphrodite Ancient Art Gallery, New York, before 1983. Previously in the Marwan Shehab Collection, acquired from Asfar & Sarkis, 1964. With Spanish export license! Published in: S. Garcia Alfonso (ed.), Shipwrecked Gods (2023), p. 227, cat. no. 190. Terracotta figures depicting the birth process are among the great rarities of the Ifergan Collection. These were made as tokens of gratitude for a safe birth, addressed to the Kotharat (Daughters of Venus) or to Chousarthis, the Phoenician counterpart of Toeris (Taweret).
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Birth scene. Phoenicia, ca. late 6th – first half of the 5th century B.C. Reddish-brown terracotta, H 18.5 cm, L cm. A pregnant young woman is surrounded by two older midwives as she gives birth: one sits behind her, holding her by the shoulders, while the other sits in front of her on a low stool, with a newborn resting on her lap. Traces of marine growth, expertly restored. Provenance: Formerly in the Ifergan Collection (Málaga). Formerly at Aphrodite Ancient Art Gallery, New York, before 1983. Previously in the Marwan Shehab Collection, acquired from Asfar & Sarkis, 1964. With Spanish export license! Published in: S. Garcia Alfonso (ed.), Shipwrecked Gods (2023), p. 227, cat. no. 190. Terracotta figures depicting the birth process are among the great rarities of the Ifergan Collection. These were made as tokens of gratitude for a safe birth, addressed to the Kotharat (Daughters of Venus) or to Chousarthis, the Phoenician counterpart of Toeris (Taweret).
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Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)Auction house
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