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LOT 1228

Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Ram

CIRCA 1000-600 B.C.

2 1/4 in. (105 grams, 55 mm).

Modelled standing with small erect head, curving horns framing the head, large rectangular body with 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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LOT 1228

Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Ram

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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