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LOT 1222
Syro-Hittite Bronze Animal and Cart
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (17.5 grams total, 35-37 mm wide).
Comprising a quadruped with lug to its back, two-wheeled cart with axle-tree. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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