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Western Asiatic Style Silver Inlaid Bronze Calligraphic Mythical Bird Western Asiatic Style Silver Inlaid Bronze Calligraphic Mythical Bird Western Asiatic Style Silver Inlaid Bronze Calligraphic Mythical Bird Western Asiatic Style Silver Inlaid Bronze Calligraphic Mythical Bird Western Asiatic Style Silver Inlaid Bronze Calligraphic Mythical Bird Western Asiatic Style Silver Inlaid Bronze Calligraphic Mythical Bird
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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.

CONDITION
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LOT 1966

Western Asiatic Style Silver Inlaid Bronze Calligraphic Mythical Bird

Sold for (Inc. bp): £598

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