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LOT 0324
Khorasan Bronze Figurine Of a Reclining Lion
12TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (640 grams, 15.2 cm).
Modelled in the round recumbent with head turned to left, the tail terminating in a hinge knuckle; flanks engraved with two inscription-filled cartouches, a cartouche containing scrolling foliate vines to the spine and a mane to the neck, the interstices with triangle motifs containing circles; ears pierced, one damaged.
Provenance
German private collection, 1960s.
Acquired in Germany, 1980s.
with Bonhams, London, 18 June 2013, no.24 (£3,500).
Private collection, London.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12431-226889.
Literature
See Ivanov, A., Copper, Brass & Bronze of Iran, London, 2020, for discussion.
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LOT 0324
Khorasan Bronze Figurine Of a Reclining Lion
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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