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THBMiddle Bronze Age Terracotta Zoomorphic Figure
Lot 96b
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
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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By Artemis Gallery
Sep 26, 2019
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2019-09-26 10:00:00
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Central Asia, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1900 BCE to 1500 BCE. An impressively large hand-modeled abstract terracotta idol depicting a zoomorphic figure with a crest atop the center of its head and running along the back of the neck like a mane, pierced eyes, a pointed nose, and cup-shaped ears to either side of the face, an incredibly long neck that leads to a trapezoidal chest with protrusions that may represent hands emerging from the upper corners (suggesting this figure is part human despite the fact that this figure stands upon four legs and has a long hind section. The neck is decorated with incised zigzag motif; five circles above a zigzag motif are incised across the chest, and one circle adorns the rear end. Size: 8.75" L x 6.25" W x 13.75" H (22.2 cm x 15.9 cm x 34.9 cm)
Votive idols were created in a variety of fascinating forms throughout the pre-literate ancient world. Clearly, prehistoric peoples had a desire to portray human as well as zoomorphic forms and did not feel constrained by naturalism.
Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection owned for almost two decades.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#149947Small losses to ridge/crest/mane atop head and running down back of neck; peripheries of nose, ears, feet, chest end, hind quarters, and other high-pointed areas. Repairs to neck. Expected age wear with encrustation and mineral deposits on surface.Condition
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