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LOT 1784
Indus Valley Style Terracotta Ram
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 in. (363 grams, 13.7 cm).
With tapering tubular body, moulded coiled horns, painted detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Post Medieval Bronze Deer Statuette
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Modelled standing with head slightly turned, with long ears and small antlers; tail curled against the rump; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 610 grams total, 15.5 cm including stand
From 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.
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