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LOT 1183
Western Asiatic Bronze Standing Idol
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (8.15 grams, 75 mm).
A flat-section idol depicting a standing figure with one outstretched hand, wearing a short garment draped over one shoulder, slit mouth and some hair detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Dutch collection formed in the 1970s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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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In the Ancient East this was a form of vessel very common at every period. Such bronze dishes with a lip were, however, extremely rare. The specimens kept in Brussels and Berlin Museums, without lips, were also found in Luristan, but are of Mesopotamian manufacture. -
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