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LOT 0939
Luristan Mouflon Whetstone Terminal
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
2 1/2 in. (64 grams, 63 mm wide).
A copper-alloy whetstone terminal in the form of the head and forequarters of a mouflon, with a cylindrical body, legs tucked beneath its chest, large curved horns creating two closed loops, large pricked ears and stylised facial features.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
Ex Parisian collection.
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