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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.
ProvenanceNicolas 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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Opening Bid: £5,000
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20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. 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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3rd-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: larger with recumbent gryphon motif; smaller with advancing gryphon; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.99 grams total, 11-16 mm
From the collection of a Hampshire, UK, gentleman, established from the 1960s. 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.
