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LOT 0241
Mesopotamian Copper Male Figure
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (39.5 grams total, 49 mm).
Kneeling figure with plano-convex base, trapezoidal body with broad shoulders and hands clasped to the chest, exaggerated facial features and hair hanging in hanks to the shoulders and back.
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12410-225378.
Literature
See Christie's sale, 8 June 2007, no. 47, for similar.
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LOT 0241
Mesopotamian Copper Male Figure
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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