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LOT 1696
Ziwiye Blue Faience Lion Protome
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/8 in. (605 grams, 13.7 cm).
Modelled in the round in resting (couchant) pose with forelegs extended and head erect; transverse piercing behind the shoulder and the rear of the body tubular.
ProvenanceAcquired from Atigh Gallery (UK), 23 February 1984.
LiteratureCf. Antiquities and Islamic Art, Sotheby’s, New York, 12-13 December 1991, no.29.
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LOT 1696
Ziwiye Blue Faience Lion Protome
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£600 (EUR 696; USD 810) +BP*
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