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THBRare Luristan Leaded-Bronze Ibex Standard Finial
Lot 43
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Louisville, CO 80027
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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, modern day Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. A leaded-bronze finial rendered as the head of a magnificent ibex presenting with wide staring eyes, a pointy snout, and prominent knobby horns that dramatically curve back away from the head. At the lower end of the ibex's long tubular neck is an integral protruding perforated section from which a linked bronze chain is suspended. A very special piece, replete with rich iconography as the ibex was symbolic of power and virility in the ancient world. Size: .5" W x 4.25" H (1.3 cm x 10.8 cm)
For what special occasions was a standard with a wonderful ibex finial like this used? Another ancient Near Eastern culture, the Hittites, had processions celebrating ritual hunts that passed through the Sphinx's Gate at Alaca Hoyuk (13th century BCE) and the Lion Gate at Malatya (early 10th century BCE) at different times of the year that included people parading with standards bearing figures of ibexes and masked dancers reenacted hunting scenes in front of large audiences. Perhaps a standard finial like this one was included in similar celebrations of the hunt.
Provenance: ex-Davis collection, Houston, Texas, acquired before 2013 from various auction houses in London and New York
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#132988Softening of details. Chips and losses to lower part of finial neck. Rich green patina!Condition
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