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LOT 1258
Western Asiatic Bronze Warrior Statuette
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (45.8 grams total, 75 mm including stand).
Modelled standing erect with arms extended forwards, with straps and breastplates, belt and other details; mounted on a custom-made stand. [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.
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Mesopotamian Red Stone Cylinder Seal
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