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LOT 1196
Western Asiatic Bronze Horse Statuette
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (106 grams, 66 mm).
Modelled in the round as a stocky horse or a mule with pierced lugs beneath the hooves, a looped neck harness around the neck. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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Opening Bid: £50
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