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LOT 1377

Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Bird

CIRCA 1000-600 B.C.

2 3/4 in. (110 grams, 71 mm).

Stylised figure of a standing bird with trefoil tail and tall crest, bulbous head with curved beak; oval socket through the body.

Provenance

Nicolas 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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LOT 1377

Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Bird

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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