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LOT 0188
Western Asiatic Bull-Headed Bronze Spout
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/8 in. (135 grams, 79 mm).
A bronze zoomorphic spout of roughly cylindrical form, terminating in a stylised bull's head with curved horns.
Provenance
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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LOT 0188
Western Asiatic Bull-Headed Bronze Spout
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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