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LOT 1825
Marlik Bronze Figure of a Ram
CIRCA 1000-600 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (105 grams, 55 mm).
Modelled standing with small erect head, curving horns framing the head, large rectangular body with suspension loop on the back.
ProvenanceNicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent.
Ex Galerie Khnoum, Geneva, Switzerland.
Private collection of Mr K.A.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Negahban E.O., Marlik: The Complete Excavation Report, 2 vols., Philadelphia, 1996, pl.XXV, for similar bronze animal figurines.
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LOT 1825
Marlik Bronze Figure of a Ram
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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