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LOT 1139
Western Asiatic Sword Chape of a Lion
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (132 grams, 83 mm).
Modelled as a hollow tubular tappering shaft supporting flat triangular finial with applied reclining lion figure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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