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Lot 60

A Cypriot base-ring ware terracotta bull

28 November 2017, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A Cypriot base-ring ware terracotta bull
Late Bronze Age, circa 1450-1200 B.C.
The standing bull with incised grooves on the forehead, nose bridge, muzzle and beneath the ears, with applied horns, circular eyes and tail in relief, the mouth and underside of the belly pierced, 9.7cm high

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Provenance:
D. R. collection, England, acquired prior to 1969.

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