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LOT 1172

Western Asiatic Bronze Animal Figure

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 3/4 in. (8.92 grams, 45 mm long).

Formed with a flange to the rump, legs spread. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1172

Western Asiatic Bronze Animal Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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