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LOT 0265
Near Eastern Terracotta Vessel of an Ox
10TH-9TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/2 in. (522 grams, 16.5 cm long).
Hollow-formed model bull with funnel between the shoulders, applied ropework halter to the neck (part absent), traces of pigment.
ProvenanceShlomo Moussaieff collection, Herzliya Pituah, Israel.
European private collection.
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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LOT 0265
Near Eastern Terracotta Vessel of an Ox
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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