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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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