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LOT 1156
Luristan Bronze Situla Handle with Ram and Horse Head
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (191 grams total, 12 cm wide including stand).
Round-section bar with two biconvex collars, horse-head finial at one end and perpendicular ram-head at the other; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Scottish gentleman’s collection, Glasgow, formed from the early 2000s.
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