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Lot 187*

A Hittite silver head

3 July 2019, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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A Hittite silver head
Circa late 2nd-early 1st Millennium B.C.
With stylised features, the face with wide eyes and mouth, the nose and ears prominent, with a pointed beard, 4.1cm high

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Provenance:
with Merrin Gallery, New York.
Private collection, USA, acquired from the above in May 1990.

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