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THBExhibited Luristan Bronze Staff Finial w/ Ruminants
Lot 42c
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, Iron Age I-II, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. An intriguing staff finial of a rare, crescent-shaped form that features a pair of highly stylized ruminant heads. The finial is cast from bronze atop a partial iron pin via the lost wax technique and features two ruminant heads with slender ears pinned back against the crested mane, one enclosed ovoid eye, and a projecting snout adorned with vertical striations indicative of hair. The central, tab-shaped body depicts a third abstract creature with a head similar in form to a crocodile above a thick, ringed base rim. Smooth green patina has developed across this mesmerizing bronze artifact. Size: 3.7" W x 2.6" H (9.4 cm x 6.6 cm); 3.625" H (9.2 cm) on included custom stand.
On loan to Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio; Ball State University Art Gallery, Muncie, Indiana; and George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia; Exhibited from 1988 to 2016 in the Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
Provenance: ex-private E.B. collection, Orion, Michigan, USA, acquired in December 1987 from Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, New York, USA
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#156856Right projection reattached to main body, and both zoomorph heads reattached at necks, with nearly invisible resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Very slight bending to overall form, with minor softening to some finer details, and light encrustations. Great patina and light earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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