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LOT 1186
Amorite Terracotta Saddled 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.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 1186
Amorite Terracotta Saddled Animal
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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