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LOT 1253
Luristan Bronze Idol Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 - 1 3/8 in. (13.5 grams total, 32-35 mm).
Comprising standing figure with raised hands touching head; flat rectangular body with tapering lower section and globular stylised head finial. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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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Opening Bid: £500
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Luristan Bronze Pin Head with Ibex
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Round-section pin with stylised ibex-head finial having long, curving horns and pellet eyes. 15.3 grams, 70 mm
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Conical in profile with flat base and U-shaped channel through the apex. 8.4 kg, 20 cm
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