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LOT 4167
Western Asiatic Bronze Cage Weight with Seated Figure 1st millennium B.C.
Comprising a square-section body with overlapping U-shaped handles above, one side with an incised image of a seated male holding a long staff. 1 1/2 in. (46.3 grams, 38 mm).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4167
Western Asiatic Bronze Cage Weight with Seated Figure
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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