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LOT 0154
Western Asiatic Bronze Bird Collection
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 7/8 in. (46 grams total, 28-47 mm).
One with curved comb and wattle, raised disc eyes, carinated pentagonal tail; one with hooked beak, lentoid eyes, low-relief detailing. [2]
Provenance
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 0154
Western Asiatic Bronze Bird Collection
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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