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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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