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LOT 1608
Large Marlik Bronze Maternity Figure with Child
9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
4 in. (5 1/8 in.) (47 grams, 99 mm (90 grams total, 13 cm including stand)).
Formed as a standing figure cradling an infant; stylised facial and anatomical detailing; openwork cage structure and remains of suspension loop to reverse; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
with Dr Amnon Rosenfeld, Jerusalem, Israel.
European private collection, acquired in 2015.
Literature
Cf. The Profane and the Divine. Art of Antiquity from Europe to Southeast Asia. Fleurons du Musee Barbier-Mueller, Geneva, 2008, pp.386 and 505.
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LOT 1608
Large Marlik Bronze Maternity Figure with Child
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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