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CIRCA 8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
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A LARGE WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE BOWL
CIRCA 8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
The interior with relief frieze showing two hunters, each wearing knobbed helmets, crouching on one knee before a lion and human-headed winged lion, a second lion attacked from either side by bulls, floral plants within the field, the central tondo with concentric rosette motifs with guilloche band above
13¼ in. (33.7 cm.) diam.
CIRCA 8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
The interior with relief frieze showing two hunters, each wearing knobbed helmets, crouching on one knee before a lion and human-headed winged lion, a second lion attacked from either side by bulls, floral plants within the field, the central tondo with concentric rosette motifs with guilloche band above
13¼ in. (33.7 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Formerly in a European collection, acquired circa 1980.
Special Notice
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This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage