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LOT 1092
Western Asiatic Bronze Double Bull-Headed God Statuette
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (110 grams total, 13.3 cm including stand).
Flat in section standing figure with legs spread and arms held at the sides, two addorsed bull-heads above with curved horns; mounteed on a custom-made display 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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LOT 1092
Western Asiatic Bronze Double Bull-Headed God Statuette
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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