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LOT 1321
Celtic Bronze Recumbent Bull
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (115 grams total, bull: 51 mm long).
With detailing, recess and mounting lugs to base; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 1321
Celtic Bronze Recumbent Bull
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
