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LOT 1393
Western Asiatic Bronze Saddle Fitting with Bull
1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
5 7/8 in. (4 1/2 in.) (140 grams, 15 cm wide (185 grams total, 11.5 cm high including stand)).
Arched in shape, equipped with three pyramidal points on the lower part, decorated with the figure of a bull with large horns on the upper part, the edge is knurled and equipped with a wavy bar, the lower vertical arm connected to a plate equipped with pyramidal points. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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