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Lot 146

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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A Bactrian bronze zebu kohl vessel
Circa 2nd Millennium B.C.
Hollow-cast, the stylised head with flattened snout, large almond-shaped eyes and a slit mouth, with curved horns, the cylindrical vessel mouth emerging from the back, the tail curving round to its right, the details of the head and tail incised, 5in (12.7cm) long

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Provenance:
UK private collection, formed in the 1970s-80s.

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