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LOT 0063
Greek Bronze Sacred Bull Statuette
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3 1/4 in. (331 grams, 82 mm).
Modelled standing on an ellipsoid base, sockets to the brow to accept separately modelled horns.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the early 2000s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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