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LOT 0517
Greek Geometric Bronze Bird Pendant
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/8 in. (37 grams, 80 mm).
Hollow-formed with lateral sockets, each with a low rim; pelta-shaped tail, long slender neck with scooped bill finial; trumpet-shaped leg below and suspension loop above.
Provenance
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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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LOT 0517
Greek Geometric Bronze Bird Pendant
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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