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LOT 1132
Western Asiatic Ceramic Musician Figure
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (98 grams, 10 cm).
Hollow-formed D-section figure of two musicians standing side-by-side in floor-length robes, one with a wind instrument held to her lips and the other with a pouch, perhaps a version of the Roman tibia utricularis.
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
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 1132
Western Asiatic Ceramic Musician Figure
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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