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LOT 2188
Grand Tour Egyptian Bronze Seated Cat
19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 in. (598 grams total, 17.6 cm including stand).
Modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, tail wrapped around one side of the body; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex French collection, acquired prior to 1980. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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