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LOT 1071
Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 - 3 in. (48 grams total, 45-76 mm).
Comprising: a mount formed as a leaping ibex facing back, pierced through the legs; X-shaped pendant with the upper arms formed as ibex heads, curving terminals to lower arms. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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