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LOT 0242
Amlash Bronze Figure of Fertility
13TH-12TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 in. (4 in.) (41 grams, 89 mm (74 grams total, 10 cm including stand)).
Comprising: plaque formed as a facing figure holding a bird to the chest, cast with pellet detailing to the eyes, hair, belt and other features; loop to rear of neck and openwork cage to rear of chest; lateral loops to shoulders; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
with ArtAncient, 2010.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0242
Amlash Bronze Figure of Fertility
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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