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LOT 0272
Urartu Bronze Standing Bull
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/8 in. (732 grams, 10.5 cm wide).
Modelled standing with an erect head, large curving horns and bulbous eyes, male genitals underneath.
Provenance
Acquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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