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LOT 1176
Western Asiatic Bronze Ram Statuette
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (41.9 grams, 44 mm including stand).
Modelled in the round with the head turned to the right; incised hatching to flanks and neck representing fur; legs with voids between and hooves joined; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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