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LOT 0201
Western Asiatic Stone Cow Suckling Calf Statuette
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (447 grams, 13.5 cm wide).
A free-standing stone figure of a horned cow suckling a calf, modelled in the round and using openwork technique, the cow's head turned to face the calf suckling at its underbelly, a fierce expression on its face, tail forming a loop; stylised anatomical detailing and recessed eye to both creatures; tail repaired.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1980.
Ex Richmond family collection.
Thence by descent.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 64.37.3, for a very similar figure.
FootnotesAlternatively, this piece may represent a hound or wolf attacking a cow's soft underbelly.
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LOT 0201
Western Asiatic Stone Cow Suckling Calf Statuette
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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