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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.

CONDITION

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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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