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LOT 1436
Western Asiatic Bronze Double Animal Mount
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (22.47 grams, 44.29 mm).
Comprising a short stem with pierced lug finial flanked by two addorsed beast-heads; mounted on a cupped base with attachment loops beneath. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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