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LOT 1185

Syro-Levantine Bronze Standing Statuette

CIRCA 13TH-11TH CENTURY B.C.

5 in. (108 grams total, 12.7 cm including stand).

Modelled in the round male figure wearing a knee-length kilt with hem and waistband; in advancing pose with left leg extended; the neck long, face with pinched detailing and deep sockets to the eyes (to accept inlays); conical cap with flattened apex; the shoulders modelled with shallow sockets to accept separate arms; mounting lug beneath left foot; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. similar figure in the British Museum under accession no.1980,1214.12012.

CONDITION

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LOT 1185

Syro-Levantine Bronze Standing Statuette

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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