A group of six Syrian terracotta animals - Circa 1st Millennium B.C.

Including a ram with detailed modelling of the fleece and large curving horns, 5in (12.8cm) long; a horned quadruped with a rider on its back, decorated with multiple pierced holes in the body, 3in (7.5cm) long; another with a vent hole in its back, 3¾in (9.5cm) long; another with stylised arching ears and an applied brow band, 3¼in (8.2cm) long; and two others of similar form, 3¼in (8.2cm) longest, some repaired with restoration (6) - Estimate: £500 - 700

Provenance: Property of a private Dutch collector acquired in the 1970s from various London auction houses.

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Bonhams. Antiquities, 1 May 2008. New Bond Street