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LOT 1292
Western Asiatic Bronze Hook
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/4 in. (61 grams, 10.9 cm).
With suspension loop, rectangular-section shank, recurved lower body with ribbed cross-section, acorn finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.5468, for similar.
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