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LOT 1223
Late Achaemenid Haematite Goat Statuette
400-200 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (21.5 grams, 37 mm).
Carved in the round on a rectangular base. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the late S M collection, London, UK, 1969-1999.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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