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LOT 2205
Antique Sphinx on a Marble Base
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 in. (662 grams, 13.6 cm).
Bronze model of the Sphinx attached to a rectangular marble base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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