South Arabian Bronze Applique - Winged Sphinx

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Fine Antiquities, Asian, Ethno, Fine Art

By Artemis Fine Arts

May 1, 2025

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• Lot Description
  Ancient Near East, Southern Arabia, near modern day Yemen, ca. late 1st millennium BCE. A wonderful leaded bronze applique in the form of a sphinx facing left with one forepaw raised. The mythical creature features a traditional leonine body with an upward swooping wing and the head of a female presenting an idealistic visage with a coiffure neatly arranged in a halo of curls. A striking and enigmatic artifact, embodying the fusion of Egyptian-inspired iconography with the distinctive artistic traditions of the Arabian Peninsula and standing as a testament to the region's rich cultural exchange and artistic innovation during the 1st millennium BCE, when the South Arabian kingdoms thrived. Size: 3.8" W x 3.4" H (9.7 cm x 8.6 cm); 4.2" H (10.7 cm) on included custom stand.
  
  Provenance: private Brooklyn, New York, USA collection; ex-private French collection; ex-Jerome Eisenberg collection, New York, USA, acquired at Drouot Montaigne, Paris, France, May 2011
  
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  #190158

  Condition

  Missing tail. Professionally repaired with break lines visible on verso and nicks and abrasions commensurate with age. Otherwise, nice remaining detail and light patina throughout. Earthen deposits in areas.
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