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LOT 1314
Western Asiatic Bronze Amulet of a Deer's Head
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (6.16 grams, 21 mm).
Modelled in the round with large alert ears, deeply incised facial detailing.
Provenance
Ex Dr. Leo Mildenberg, Zurich, 1990s.
Acquired by Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, from the above in 1999.
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 1314
Western Asiatic Bronze Amulet of a Deer's Head
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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