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LOT 1291
Central Asian Bronze Perm Kama Iconic Applique
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (21 grams, 61 mm).
A tongue-shaped plaque with openwork image of a facing figure standing on the back of a boar, gripping the ropework border. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private collection formed in North America; acquired on the US art market in the early 1990s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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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