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LOT 1229
Luristan Cosmetic Horse Pin Group
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/8 - 5 1/2 in. (76 grams total, 10.6 - 14 cm).
Comprising: horse finial pierced at the shoulder and with flange to the rump; similar with splayed legs. [2]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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