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LOT 1248
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.
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