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LOT 1437
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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