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LOT 0257

Amorite Terracotta Animal

1800-1600 B.C.

3 1/4 in. (88 grams, 85 mm).

Modelled in the round with halter to the chest, strap to the brow and saddle with two lateral containers and straps.

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0257

Amorite Terracotta Animal

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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