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LOT 1274
Western Asiatic Terracotta Bird Vessel with Glass Eyes
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (395 grams, 15.2 cm).
Hollow-formed aviform vessel with loop handle and inset glass eyes, lateral loops at the neck.
ProvenanceUK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
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Syro-Hittite Bronze Male Idol
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Achaemenid Bronze Cup
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