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LOT 1275

Western Asiatic Bronze Vase of a Recumbent Ram

CIRCA 1000-600 B.C.

2 7/8 in. (157 grams, 72 mm).

Modelled reclining with its legs tucked beneath the body; short, curving horns and long droopy ears, hollow eyes to accept inserts, tubular shaft on the back.

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 1275

Western Asiatic Bronze Vase of a Recumbent Ram

Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)

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