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LOT 0824
Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Spout Protome
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (4 1/8 in.) (140 grams, 84 wide (169 grams total, 10.4 cm wide including stand)).
Featuring a u-section spout with ibex neck and head modelled in the round; rivets to oval face; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 51.72.8, for similar.
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