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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]

Provenance

Acquired 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1334

Luristan Bronze Animal and Cart

Sold for (Inc. bp): £598

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