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LOT 1334
Luristan Bronze Animal and Cart
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/2 - 1 3/4 in. (26.8 grams total, 40-45 mm).
Modelled in the round standing beast with flange to the rump, two-wheeled vehicle with flat-section yoke curved over and returned at the narrow end. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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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