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LOT 0598
Etruscan Stone Animal Figure Group
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (11.3 grams total, 26.3-46 mm).
Comprising two stylised figures, one with an elongated body and one with a stocky body. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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