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LOT 1451
Mesopotamian Bronze Axehead with a Reclining Ibex
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/8 in. (143 grams, 10.4 cm).
With a paddle-shaped blade and short neck, round-section socket expanding at the rear with a reclining ibex, the quadruped modelled in a relaxed attitude with its right foreleg and hindleg positioned away from the body, erect head and large curving horns.
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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.
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