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LOT 0197

Western Asiatic Gilt Copper Recumbent Camel

1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.

2 1/4 in. (163 grams, 56 mm).

Modelled in the round figure of a camel with head raised and legs folded beneath the body.

Provenance

Acquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
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 0197

Western Asiatic Gilt Copper Recumbent Camel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300

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