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LOT 1348
Luristan Bronze Ram Statuette
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 in. (26 grams, 41 mm).
Modelled in the round with lateral piercing at the shoulders, thick pendulous horns.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, early 2000s.
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