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LOT 1366
Luristan Bronze Animal
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/8 in. (6.2 grams, 29 mm).
Modelled in the round with splayed legs and stub tail. [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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