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LOT 1364
Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Bull
CIRCA 1000-600 B.C.
2 1/2 in. (88 grams, 66 mm).
Modelled standing with erect head, short curving horns and narrow muzzle, suspension loop on the back.
Provenance
Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent.
Ex Galerie Khnoum, Geneva, Switzerland.
Private collection of Mr K.A.
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.
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