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LOT 0958

Luristan Bronze Votive Animal Group

EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 3/8 - 1 1/2 in. (52.4 grams total, 34-40 mm).

Model horses each with splayed legs and a stub to the rump (to accept a rider figure?). [5]

Provenance

Private collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 0958

Luristan Bronze Votive Animal Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £351

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