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LOT 1866
Western Asiatic Style Bronze Lion Incense Burner
20TH CENTURY AD.
15 3/4 in. (3.25 kg, 40 cm wide).
With openwork body and hinged neck, standing on all fours with its tail resting on the back. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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