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Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Zebu Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Zebu Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Zebu
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LOT 1209

Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Zebu

CIRCA 1000-600 B.C.

1 3/4 in. (39 grams, 46 mm).

Modelled standing with erect head, exaggerated hump on the back, pierced through the body for suspension.

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 1209

Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Zebu

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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