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Sotheby's Auctions » Antiquities » lot 271
Sale N07858
Property from the Collection of the Late Mathilda Goldman
TWO NEAR EASTERN BRONZES, CIRCA 1000-800 B.C.,
New York 1,200—1,800 USD Session 2
11 Dec 02 2:00 PM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 1,434 USD
MEASUREMENTS
3 1/16 and 3 1/2in. (7.8 and 8.9cm)
DESCRIPTION
comprising a highly stylized figure of a man standing with his splayed
hands extended forward and wearing a conical headdress, his face with
grooved mouth and protruding round eyes, and a Luristan whetstone
handle in the form of the forequarters of a couchant ibex with tall
horns swept back to the tips of the long pointed ears, the details
engraved.
Cf. André Godard, "Bronzes du Luristan," Ars Asiatica, XVII, Paris,
1931, pl. XII, no. 31, for a related whetstone handle.
Seen on: www.Sothebys.com
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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