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LOT 0279
Urartu Bronze Shield Umbo
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
8 in. (1.04 kg total, 20.5 cm including stand).
Discoid in plan with swept curved profile and central raised point; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, South Germany, acquired on the French art market in the 1980s.
with Gorny & Mosch, München, 14 December 2005, no.306.
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LOT 0279
Urartu Bronze Shield Umbo
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£550 (EUR 638; USD 743) ‡+BP*
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