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LOT 0198
Elamite Bronze Vessel Stand
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (220 grams, 89 mm).
Formed with an openwork circular 'basket' supported on the backs of two birds standing parallel on a rectangular plate, inlays to three birds' eyes.
ProvenanceLondon, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11868-206898.
Cf. Mahboubian, H., Elam: Art and Civilization of Ancient Iran, 3000-2000 B.C., England, 2004, p.17, for comparable examples.
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LOT 0198
Elamite Bronze Vessel Stand
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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