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LOT 1235
Western Asiatic Bronze Animal Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 - 1 3/4 in. (76 grams total, 25-45 mm).
Mixed group comprising: lion, resting with forelegs spread, inset glass eyes (one absent); hare resting, with long ears; rooster(?) with head turned to the rear, annular socket; leaping horse with forelegs raised. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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