This Steatopyhous (abormal accumulation of fat in the buttocks of certain races) statuette originates from The Amlash culture (north Iran) from the Late 2nd - Early 1st Millennium BC. Since its finding the statuette has forever been passed through private collectors: Marlon Schuster Collection (1902-1982)Lausanne, Switzerland, acquired in the 1950s-1960s,thence by descentChristie's London, 11th December 1996, Lot 74 It was on sale at The 2018 Masterpiece Fair in London for a cost of £400,000.