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LOT 1391

Western Asiatic Bronze Stag Finial

CIRCA 1000-600 B.C.

2 1/2 in. (38 grams, 66 mm).

Tubular shank with a stylised stag finial with large curving horns, pierced through the chest.

Provenance

Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent.
Ex Galerie Khnoum, Geneva, Switzerland.
Private collection of Mr K.A.
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.

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LOT 1391

Western Asiatic Bronze Stag Finial

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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