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LOT 1899
Western Asiatic Style Stone Bull Statue
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 1/8 in. (47 grams total, 55 mm including stand).
Carved in the round figure of a bull supporting an oil lamp on its back pierced for suspension; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 1899
Western Asiatic Style Stone Bull Statue
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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