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LOT 0499
Archaic Greek Bronze Bird-Shaped Pendant
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (28.8 grams, 80 mm wide).
Formed as a stylised bird with elongated tail and neck, chevron-shaped foot, hooked beak, domed eye, large fan-shaped crest; loop to the back. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Arte Primitivo, New York City, U.S.A., circa 2010.
Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.
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