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LOT 0248
Urartu Bull-Headed Bronze Cauldron Applique Pair
8TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/8 - 5 1/8 in. (790 grams total, 8-13 cm wide).
Matched pair of bovine-head mounts, each formed as a pair of D-shaped wings and a tail with low-relief feather detailing and holes to accept rivets; central head and neck of a bull with prominent horns, bands of curly hair to the pate and throat, large scaphoid eyes, incised contour detailing to muzzle, socket to reverse. [2]
ProvenanceFrom the warehouse of Lane Hope Ltd, London, UK, 1980s (company dissolved December 1991).
Private collection, UK; anonymous sale, Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auction 206, 20 June 2012, no.85.
European private collection, acquired at Gorny & Mosch, 2012.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.6210.AM.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12696-234610.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Mildenburg Collection, no.18 (Reign of Argishti II, King of Urartu, 713-685 B.C.); also see Sotheby's, New York, 17 December 1998, no.218, for a similar single example ($25,000-$35,000).
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LOT 0248
Urartu Bull-Headed Bronze Cauldron Applique Pair
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000€20,880 - 27,840 (for guidance only)$24,300 - 32,400 (for guidance only)
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