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LOT 347

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,495

NEAR EASTERN ASSYRIAN GOLD WINGED BULL MOUNT
(Gold, 1.33 grams, 44 mm.).

Circa 15th-10th century BC. A repoussé gold foil mount in the form of an advancing winged bull with curved horns, gaping mouth, elliptical ear, thick trunk, broad wing and curled tail; on the reverse a gold attachment loop.

PROVENANCE:
Pullen collection, Northern Ireland, UK; acquired in the 1960's.

CONDITION
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