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THBPublished Ancient Near East Copper Bull - Art Loss Cert
Lot 68b
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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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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Near East / Western Asia, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. A fascinating cast-leaded-copper bull figure that bears a highly stylized human face in place of the typical stocky snout. The human-headed bull stands with a stocky body atop four sturdy legs with notched hooves, has delineated genitalia and a sinuous tail along the hind quarters, and exhibits faint, shallow grooves on the body and neck indicative of hair. The raised ovoid head boasts nicely contoured anthropomorphic features like coffee-bean-shaped eyes, a prominent nose, slightly parted lips, and curled bangs, however the incised shaggy dewlap, protruding triangular ears, and pair of upturned, pointed horns are distinctly bovine in nature. A petite casting hole atop the head illustrates both the hollowness of the figure as well as how it was cast. A wondrous example of human-animal amalgam artistry from the ancient Near East covered in mottled green, russet, and brown patina. Size: 3.7" L x 1.625" W x 4.1" H (9.4 cm x 4.1 cm x 10.4 cm); 5.25" H (13.3 cm) on included custom stand.
Published: "Ancient Treasures XVI." Antiquarium, Ltd., New York, 2017, p. 18.
This piece hammered for GBP 7,200 ($9,453) at Bonhams, London, New Bond Street "Antiquities" auction (October 26, 2007, lot 200).
Accompanied by an Art Loss Register Certificate, reference no. S00106105.
Provenance: ex-Gideon Sasson collection, Jerusalem, Israel; ex-Jean-David Cahn auction, Basel, Switzerland (November 13, 2015, lot 6); ex-Bonhams, London, New Bond Street "Antiquities" auction (October 26, 2007, lot 200); ex-private collection, acquired prior to 1950; published in "Antiquarium Ancient Treasures XVI." New York, 2017, p. 18; accompanied by Israeli export license #530975, February 3, 2016; accompanied by an Art Loss Register Certificate, reference no. S00106105
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#153154Restoration to left horn and ear, with resurfacing and light overpainting along new material and break lines. Surfaces professionally cleaned and stabilized. Some legs raised and uneven due to casting. Minor abrasions to legs, body, neck, and head, with softening to some finer details, and light encrustations in some recessed areas. Wonderful mottled patina throughout.Condition
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