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LOT 0204
Bactrian Copper Standing Zebu
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/8 in. (4 5/8 in.) (215 grams, 11.1 cm wide (351 grams total, 11.7 cm including stand)).
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.
Private collection, UK.
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LOT 0204
Bactrian Copper Standing Zebu
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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