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LOT 0198
Canaanite Standing Male Statuette
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (70 grams total, 10 cm high including stand).
A bronze figure of a male standing wearing a conical cap with a thick brim; his arms bent and legs straight; attachment peg beneath the feet; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
From a French collection.
Paris gallery, 2000s.
Literature
Cf. similar but larger item in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1894,0116.3.
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LOT 0198
Canaanite Standing Male Statuette
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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