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LOT 1380
South Arabian Bronze Camel Statuette
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (118 grams total, camel: 50.8 mm long).
Modelled in the round in a resting position with raised head; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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