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LOT 1387
Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Bird
CIRCA 1000-600 B.C.
2 1/8 in. (54 grams, 57 mm).
Modelled in the round as a stylised bird with large bulbous eyes and flared tail, suspension loop on the back.
ProvenanceNicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent.
Ex Galerie Khnoum, Geneva, Switzerland.
Private collection of Mr K.A.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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