ID 859360
Lot 66 | A MESOPOTAMIAN COPPER ALLOY BULL
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
EARLY DYNASTIC III, CIRCA 2500 B.C.
15 in. (38 cm.) long; 11 in. (28 cm.) high incl. tenons.
Provenance
with Mahboubian Gallery, New York, October 1967.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | Middle East, Mesopotamia, Ancient Near Eastern, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | Middle East, Mesopotamia, Ancient Near Eastern, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |





