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LOT 0264

Amorite Terracotta Animal

2000-1700 B.C.

2 7/8 in. (93 grams, 72 mm).

Modelled in the round standing quadruped with pinched detailing, pierced at jaw to accept reins, hollow-formed canopy to the rear body.

Provenance

Ex E. Boustros collection, 1970s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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 0264

Amorite Terracotta Animal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £715

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