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Lot 215*

Two Anatolian silver figures

24 October 2012, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £1,125 inc. premium

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Two Anatolian silver figures
Circa 2nd Millennium B.C.
Formed of sheet metal, the rectangular bodies with incised 'x' motif, the heads of lozenge section, with dot eyes, each holding a bunch of grapes, 33mm and 40mm high, mounted

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Provenance:
The Cyrus Collection. Property of Fay Safani, New York.
Inherited from Edward Safani, acquired in the 1940s.

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