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LOT 0260
Bactrian Copper Standing Bull
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/8 in. (4 5/8 in.) (215 grams, 11.1 cm wide (357 grams total, 11.7 cm including stand)).
Figure of a zebu standing with head raised, dewlap to the chin and chest, angled hump behind the shoulders; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1972.
with a London, UK gallery.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.10460-170847.
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LOT 0260
Bactrian Copper Standing Bull
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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