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Greek Bronze Bird Figure

Greek Bronze Bird Figure

Greek Bronze Bird Figure

Greek Bronze Bird Figure

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LOT 0556

Greek Bronze Bird Figure

8TH CENTURY B.C.

1 5/8 in. (21.9 grams, 42 mm).

Amuletic pendant formed as a perching bird with long neck and stub legs, loop to the back.

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0556

Greek Bronze Bird Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £94

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