Lot 168
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AN OÖLITIC LIMESTONE TURTLE
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AN OÖLITIC LIMESTONE TURTLE

PROBABLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C., RATHER THAN EARLIER, ASIA MINOR

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AN OÖLITIC LIMESTONE TURTLE
PROBABLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C., RATHER THAN EARLIER, ASIA MINOR
With naturalistic modelling, the head with down-turned mouth, large rimmed oval eyes and drilled nostrils, the feet with carved claws
3 in. (7.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired in Zurich, early 1980s.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Animals, 1986, II, no. 1 (front cover); and Noah's Ark, 1997, no. 10.

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