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LOT 1308
Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Horse
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 in. (9.2 grams, 41 mm).
Formed with flange to upper back (saddle?) and bridle to muzzle. [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.
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