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THBRare Ancient Amlash Bronze Primordial Bull Idol
Lot 89a
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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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Near East / Central Asia, Northwestern Iran, Parthia / Amlash, late Bronze Age, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A remarkable bull effigy cast from bronze with a symmetrically proportioned body! Although hollow, no openings lead into the bull - a substantial bronze effigy figure with no obvious utilitarian function other than for use as a Zoroastrian or other religious offering; perhaps as an idol figure of Gavaevodata, a primordial bovine! Note the simplistic geometric forms throughout - cylindrical body and the emphasis on the crescent horns that invoke moon symbolism. Indeed, ancient Zoroastrian followers believed the earth rested on a rock carried by the Gavaevodata bull; when injured the lunar deity, Mah (Mangha), rescued and purified this primordial bull. Mah's crescent was part of the insignia for Parthian royalty as well. Besides use in religious myths, bulls were a recurring theme in near eastern art, most likely symbolizing the leader of the herd, that were known for strength and virility. Size: 8" L x 3.5" W x 7.75" H (20.3 cm x 8.9 cm x 19.7 cm)
Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico USA collection acquired from Allan Davis, acquired before 2000
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#174772Repaired with restoration with new material to neck - professional and break line is nearly indiscernible. Surface abrasions, nicks, stable fissures on legs, and chips commensurate with age and exposure.. Heavy mineral encrustations and patina throughout out.Condition
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