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LOT 1491

Luristan Bronze Animal

13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

1 in. (11.1 grams, 24 mm).

Modelled in the round zebu figure with exaggerated horns. [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 1491

Luristan Bronze Animal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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