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LOT 1186
Western Asiatic Bronze Deer's Head
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
4 in. (154 grams total, 10 cm including stand).
Modelled with hatched edges to the pricked ears, large almond-shaped eyes, pointillé nostrils; mounted on a custom-made stand. [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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UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.