Circa 1st - 2nd Millennium BC A small bronze stylised votive statue of a deity with raised hands. The figure is wearing a headdress and has a flattened face with a beak-like nose and wide eyes. It is discernible that the deity is wearing a collar and long robes. A large variation of these small bronzes would have served as votive offerings for cult wor, though they did not represent the cult images themselves. They would have been placed prominently amongst other statues, pottery, jewellery and weapons in order to gain the favour of relevant supernatural forces. If not displayed publicly, these bronze statuettes might have served as idols in private homes. Size: L:125mm / W:36mm; 75g Provenance: Private London collection ( B.A); formerly acquired in the 1970s from John Lees collection.