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LOT 1250

Western Asiatic Bronze Ram Statuette

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 in. (31.6 grams total, 50 mm including stand).

Modelled in the round with fur texture detailing, large curved horns, small lentoid eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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LOT 1250

Western Asiatic Bronze Ram Statuette

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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