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LOT 1330

Western Asiatic Bronze Pendant Idol

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 in. (5.45 grams, 50 mm).

Formed as a disc with ring-and-dot to one face, narrow neck, lobe above with pierced lug to reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1330

Western Asiatic Bronze Pendant Idol

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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