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LOT 1509
Western Asiatic Black Stone Recumbent Bull
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
2 1/4 in. (86 grams, 59 mm).
Carved in the round with its legs tucked underneath the body, stylised head with large almond-shaped eyes and incised details to the muzzle, large hump to the neck.
Provenance
From a collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
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.
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LOT 1509
Western Asiatic Black Stone Recumbent Bull
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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