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LOT 1360

Luristan Bronze Bull and Harrow

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/8 - 1 1/2 in. (13.6 grams, 28.6-38 mm).

Comprising a hollow-formed zebu with loop to the shoulders, rectangular harrow. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the 1990s.
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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LOT 1360

Luristan Bronze Bull and Harrow

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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