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LOT 0224
Large Uruk Period Black Stone Bull Figure
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (223 grams, 90 mm).
Carved in the round as a crouching bull with its legs folded underneath the body, tail tucked between the hindlegs and resting against the side of the right side of the body; the beast's head held high with drilled nostrils and recessed eyes to accept inlays, the base of the horns drilled to accept separate inserts.
ProvenanceEx S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12254-222311.
Cf. The British Museum, London, museum no.116686, for an example in limestone.
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