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A HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA COW WITH CALF
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
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A HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA COW WITH CALF
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
The cow standing with head turned, with heavy dewlap and wide horns, the suckling calf crouches beneath, traces of white slip, a circular vent-hole at the back, repaired
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Sold Christie's London, A Fine Collection of Classical Antiquities, Part I, 10 July 1974, lot 75, pl. 21.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium
Lot Essay
PUBLISHED: Animals, 1981, I, no. 159; and Noah's Ark, 1997, no. 147.
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