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LOT 1773
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. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Dr. Leo Mildenberg, Zurich, 1990s.
Acquired by Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, from the above in 1999.
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