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LOT 1274

Estimate
GBP (£) 120 - 170
EUR (€) 140 - 200
USD ($) 160 - 230

WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA BOAR FIGURE
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 in. (66 grams, 72 mm).

Modelled in the round, boar on a rectangular base with exaggerated crest and pellet eyes.

PROVENANCE:
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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