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LOT 1266
Levant Glass Bird Statuette
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (120 grams, 68 mm).
A mainly black glass figure of a bird with open beak, domed eye, six vertical holes behind the head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Circa 1200-1000 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
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