Lot Essay
The bronze horses not illustrated.
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN IRANIAN TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURE
CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
Details
AN IRANIAN TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURE
CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
With bulging legs, triangular torso and long cylindrical neck, her arms bent toward her small breasts, with a pinched nose, conical head and perforated eyes; together with two Persian bronze horses, one likely from the Caspian region, reclining, and one naturalistically modelled with a trapezoidal saddle and short down-turned tail
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high (3)
CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
With bulging legs, triangular torso and long cylindrical neck, her arms bent toward her small breasts, with a pinched nose, conical head and perforated eyes; together with two Persian bronze horses, one likely from the Caspian region, reclining, and one naturalistically modelled with a trapezoidal saddle and short down-turned tail
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high (3)
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner prior to 1980.
Sale room notice
This lot may not be exported out of the United States without first receiving an export license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control.