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LOT 1309

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

LURISTAN BRONZE AMULET OF A GOAT
1000-700 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (13.6 grams, 37 mm).

Standing modelled in the round with head erect, curved horns, loop to shoulder.

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Mr. A.A., London, acquired in the 1970s.
with Bonhams, London, 8 May 2013, no.229 (Part).

LITERATURE:
Cf. Engel, N. et al., Bronzes du Luristan: Énigmes de l'Itan Ancien IIIe-Ier millénaire av.J-C., Paris, 2008, item 103, for type.

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