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LOT 1219

Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Statuette

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 in. (50 grams, 78 mm).

With large horns, loop behind the neck, raised collars to the neck and body. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of a Mayfair lady; formerly in an important London collection formed since 1965.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1219

Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Statuette

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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