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LOT 0237
Amlash Bronze Figure with Child
8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
4 in. (5 1/8 in.) (47 grams, 99 mm (90 grams total, 13 cm including stand)).
Formed as a standing figure cradling an infant; stylised facial and anatomical detailing; openwork cage structure and remains of suspension loop to reverse; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
Provenancewith Dr Amnon Rosenfeld, Jerusalem, Israel.
European private collection, acquired in 2015.
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LOT 0237
Amlash Bronze Figure with Child
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Circa 2nd millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Comprising facetted elongated agate beads. 81 grams total, 31-51 mm
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