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LOT 1687
Luristan Bronze Ibex Mount
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (6.87 grams, 36.2 mm).
Modelled frontally with large curving horns. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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