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LOT 2310
Post Medieval Horse Head Protome
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (142 grams, 67.8 mm).
Modelled with a curving neck and a slender muzzle, a curly mane falling on both sides of the neck, and four piercings on the flared neck. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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