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LOT 0574
Greek Ladle with Bull’s Head and Sphinx
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
8 5/8 in. (195 grams, 22 cm).
A bronze ladle with a deep hemispherical bowl and everted rim, long balustered handle with loop finial and bull’s head to the reverse of terminal, crowned female bust, crouching philosophers to the rim and winged sphinx between.
ProvenanceEx central London gallery.
London collection, 2000s.
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