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CIRCA 7TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
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A WESTERN ASIATIC LIMESTONE HEAD OF AN IBEX
CIRCA 7TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
With inlaid eyes and three red inlaid decorative spots on the nose, the horns with horizontal ridges, with thick brows in relief, decorative forelock and remains of beard, mounted
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
CIRCA 7TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
With inlaid eyes and three red inlaid decorative spots on the nose, the horns with horizontal ridges, with thick brows in relief, decorative forelock and remains of beard, mounted
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in a Canadian private collection, since the 1960s: sold Sotheby's New York, 17 December 1997, lot 178.
Special notice
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