A SYRIAN TERRACOTTA HEDGEHOG
A SYRIAN TERRACOTTA HEDGEHOG

CIRCA 2400-1900 B.C.

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A SYRIAN TERRACOTTA HEDGEHOG
Circa 2400-1900 B.C.
Hand-modelled with a domed body, hollow on the underside, raised on four short legs, with large round ears and a long snout with indented eyes and nostrils, and a slit mouth, the body stippled throughout
25/8 in. (6.7 cm) long
Provenance
Crescent Gallery, Tokyo

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