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Culture: GREEK. Date: 4TH CENTURY B.C. (CLASSICAL PERIOD). Material: BRONZE. Provenance: EX: AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION; EX: NEW YORK ART MARKET. Condition: INTACT, REAR LEFT LEG LACKING, PART OF THE TWO HORNS LACKING, WITH DARK GREEN PATINA, MOUNTED ON A CUSTOM BASE STAND. Measurements: 2.9 INCHES HIGH (7 CMS). Depicted naturalistically, raised up on its hind legs, the forelegs folded obliquely, with short tail. A very rare early type. Cf: Lot 393, Christie's New York Antiquities auction, The Morven Collection of Ancient Art, 8 June 2004 ( slightly larger and more detailed, est. $20,000 - $30,000, sold for $28,680).
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