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LOT 0097
Phoenician Silver Votive Warrior Figure
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
2 1/4 in. (5.56 grams, 57 mm).
Sheet-silver figure with horizontal banding to the cloak and tunic, quiver to the left shoulder; old collector's label '8' to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Important North West London collection.
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LOT 0097
Phoenician Silver Votive Warrior Figure
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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