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LOT 2191
Greek Style Stone Recumbent Ram Statue
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 in. (10.3 kg, 25.5 cm wide).
Modelled in the round on a rectangular base, the legs folded beneath the body; after the antique. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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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