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LOT 1339
Western Asiatic Terracotta Fire Altar with Protecting Animals
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
11 1/2 in. (2.3 kg, 29 cm).
Comprising a rectangular base with couchant juvenile lions or lionesses flanking a square-section tower with incised and impressed slash ornament, square window to each broad face, five projections to the upper face supporting a squat bowl with everted rim; repaired.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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.
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LOT 1339
Western Asiatic Terracotta Fire Altar with Protecting Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
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