Lot 58
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A LURISTAN BRONZE FINIAL OF A VOTIVE MALE FIGURE
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A LURISTAN BRONZE FINIAL OF A VOTIVE MALE FIGURE

8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

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A LURISTAN BRONZE FINIAL OF A VOTIVE MALE FIGURE
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Of stylized tubular form, standing with hands together at the navel, wearing necklace and tiered headdress, with large eyes, beaked nose and protruding buttocks, mounted
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in a private collection; with Robin Symes Ltd., London, early 1970s.
Exhibited
On loan to The Ulster Museum, Belfast, 1985-2000.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

Cf. P. R. S. Moorey, Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Adam Collection, Oxford, 1974, p. 113, no. 85 for a similar finial.

This lot is accompanied by a certificate from The Art Loss Register.

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