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Lot 135
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AN ALABASTER FIGURE OF A BULL
Details
AN ALABASTER FIGURE OF A BULL
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY
Standing on a rock-form base (very damaged throughout hooves, repairs to all legs), with rectangular base and stepped plinth--
15¾in. (40cm.) high
Provenance
Marchese Ridolfo Peruzi dei Medici
Piero Tozzi, New York
Lot Essay
The antique prototype is located in the Galeria del Animali in the Vatican.