Sale 2055
Estimate$1,000 – $1,500
Provenance:
Timeline Auctions, London, September 6, 2019, lot 2012
Property of an American Gentleman, acquired 1970's-1990's
The Oxford Authentication Ltd. Thermoluminescence analysis report number C119a80 is consistent with the dating of this lot, by repute.
Weight 5.2 kg
Multiple restorations and glued repairs, surface abraded, traces of encrustation and pigment. Loss of tip of horn and probable loss of flange at the back of head. TL drilled sites to back of head. Examined under UV light, a horizontal line around the torse fluoresces, in addition to repairs noted above.
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