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LOT 1208
Syro-Hittite Bronze Helmetted Figure
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 5/8 in. (76 grams, 93 mm).
Modelled as a standing nude figure wearing a tall conical helmet, arms pulled behind the back and forming two lugs.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 1208
Syro-Hittite Bronze Helmetted Figure
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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