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LOT 0539
Etruscan Bronze Animal Figure
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 in. (17 grams, 44 mm).
Modelled with an elongated body and raised tail, a small head with pricked ears, and pierced through the body. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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