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LOT 1140

Amlash Bronze Figure of a Stag

CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 in. (17 grams, 52 mm).

Modelled standing with erect head and large curving antlers.

Provenance

Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent.
Ex Galerie Khnoum, Geneva, Switzerland.
Private collection of Mr K.A.
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 1140

Amlash Bronze Figure of a Stag

Sold for (Inc. bp): £845

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