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LOT 0521
Greek Geometric Votive Gift in the Form of a Bird
8TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 in. (8.47 grams, 46 mm).
Comprising a columnar neck with pinched detailing to the head and spatulate tail, discoid plate below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from a London auction house, circa 2001.
Property of a Swiss gentleman.
Cf. for similar fittings, Christiansen, J., Greece in the Geometric Period, Copenhagen, 1992, figs.70ff., esp.nos. 39,43,45.
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LOT 0521
Greek Geometric Votive Gift in the Form of a Bird
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) ‡+BP*
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