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LOT 1966
Western Asiatic Style Silver Inlaid Bronze Calligraphic Mythical Bird
20TH CENTURY A.D.
12 3/8 in. (2.39 kg, 31.5 cm).
Hollow-form body with opening beneath the tail and inside the mouth, engraved detailing to the body with silver inlaid quadrupeds to the wings and tail, calligraphic collar around the neck. [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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LOT 1966
Western Asiatic Style Silver Inlaid Bronze Calligraphic Mythical Bird
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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