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LOT 1236
Elamite Bronze Bird Figure
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (45 grams, 50 mm).
Stylised bird with curved beak, raised discoid eyes and attachment loop at the elongated neck. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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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