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LOT 0246

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.

Provenance

Acquired before 1972.
with a London, UK gallery.
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 0246

Bactrian Copper Standing Bull

Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)

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