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LOT 239009

Estimate
GBP (£) 400 - 600
EUR (€) 460 - 690
USD ($) 540 - 800

Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) (+bp*)
WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA ANIMAL RIDER
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 7/8 in. (676 grams total, 20 cm high including stand).

Modelled in the round standing facing, the rider gripping the animal with his thighs and by its ears, stylised detailing to both figures in the form of applied circular eyes and pricked headbands, the rider wearing a conical cap; mounted on a substantial cylindrical perspex display base. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Collected from 1979-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
From the Moussieff salon cabinet display.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

CONDITION
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