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Syro-Hittite Bull-headed Stand, ex Cahn, 2nd Millennium BC

Hand-modeled stand with antithetically arranged bull heads on top.

Pinched muzzles and dewlaps, the eyes pierced. Horns chipped.

Votive offering or toy.

Horns chipped, base slightly worn. Fine and rare.

H. 4.8 cm (1.9 in), W. 4 cm (1.6 in)

Ex Jean-David Cahn. Katalog 11. Tiere und Mischwesen. Basel, December 1999. Lot no. 6.

460 USD


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