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LOT 1149
Luristan Bronze Animal
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
2 1/4 in. (34 grams, 56 mm wide).
Slender beast with multiple legs, head raised, mounted on a conical disc. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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