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Western Asiatic Miniature Bronze Pazuzu Head Western Asiatic Miniature Bronze Pazuzu Head Western Asiatic Miniature Bronze Pazuzu Head
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LOT 1158

Western Asiatic Miniature Bronze Pazuzu Head

8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.

3/4 in. (5.87 grams, 20 mm).

Modelled in the round, head with bulbous headdress and crest; loop absent.

Provenance

Private European collection, early 1990s.
Thence by descent.

CONDITION
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LOT 1158

Western Asiatic Miniature Bronze Pazuzu Head

Sold for (Inc. bp): £47

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