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LOT 0263
Ziwiye Faience Lion Figurine
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/2 in. (603 grams, 14.1 cm).
Modelled in the round, foreparts and head of a crouching lion with head erect; pierced behind the shoulders, tubular body to rear.
Provenance
Atigh Gallery, UK.
with Aaron Gallery, acquired from the above on 23 February 1984.
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 0263
Ziwiye Faience Lion Figurine
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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