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LOT 0258
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Bull
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/2 in. (1.32 kg, 19.2 cm).
Modelled in the round with slender elongated trunk, thick neck and prominent horns, vestigial ears below; Anatolian workmanship.
Provenance
with Christie's, New York, 8 June 2001, no.363.
Private collection, Europe.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12414-226675.
Literature
Cf. similar in the Walters Art Museum, New York, under accession no.54.1671; and Peltenburg,E. The Burrell Collection: Western Asiatic Antiquities, Edinburgh, 1991, item 99, for type.
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LOT 0258
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Bull
Estimate £12,000 - 17,000€13,920 - 19,720 (for guidance only)$16,200 - 22,950 (for guidance only)
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