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LOT 0543

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

ARCHAIC GREEK HORSE HEAD PROTOME
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 in. (42.8 grams, 43 mm).

Comprising a tapering tubular neck and notched crested mane, slender head with prominent ears, bulbous eyes, slit mouth; iron attachment pins in situ; lateral vent.

PROVENANCE:
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

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