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Sotheby's Auctions » Egyptian, Classical,
and Western Asiatic Antiquities Including
Property from the Collection of The Late Marion
Schuster, Lausanne » lot 219
Sale N07742
Two Luristan Bronze Standards, circa 8th Century
B.C.,
New York 4,000—6,000 USD Session 2
07 Dec 01 2:00 PM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium:
4,800 USD
DESCRIPTION
Two Luristan Bronze Standards, circa 8th Century
B.C.,
one with finial in the form of a triple-headed
janiform divinity with highly stylized body, and
grasping confronted cock-headed monsters by their
necks, subsidiary cock's heads below, the other
in the form of a four-headed janiform deity
holding confronted cock-headed monsters by their
necks, subsidiary cock's heads above and below,
each standard with concave cylindrical socket on
a molded base and stem of circular section with
ribbed collars.
Heights 14 1/2 and 16 3/8 in. (36 and 41.6cm.)
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