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LOT 0540
Greek Bronze Dog Seal with Animal Matrix
8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (13.1 grams, 27 mm).
Comprising a quadruped modelled in the round, possibly a dog or a bull, with an iron collar around its neck and loop to the back; standing on a rectangular matrix with a stylised dog.
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in the 1990s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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