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LOT 1382

Western Asiatic Terracotta Seated Male Figure Holding an Axe

CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER

4 3/8 in. (155 grams total, 11 cm high including stand).

Free-standing and with stylised applied face, hair and beard detailing, his hands held together in his lap. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Collected from 1979-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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 1382

Western Asiatic Terracotta Seated Male Figure Holding an Axe

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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