Lot 141
141
A CAUCASIAN BRONZE AXE-HEAD
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A CAUCASIAN BRONZE AXE-HEAD

KOBAN CULTURE, CIRCA 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.

Details
A CAUCASIAN BRONZE AXE-HEAD
KOBAN CULTURE, CIRCA 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
With elliptical shaft-hole and crescentic blade decorated on one side with a stippled standing horse conjoined with three horse heads, the other side with four stipppled horse heads in a wave pattern
6¼ in. (16 cm.) long
Provenance
Formerly in an American private collection, mid-1990s.
French private collection.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries. Please note that descriptions of lots in this catalogue do not include references to condition. Condition reports are available on request. Please contact the Antiquities department administrator.

Lot Essay

Cf. D. Collon, Ancient Near Eastern Art, The British Museum, London, 1995, p. 175, pl. 140; In Pursuit of the Absolute: Art of the Ancient World from the George Ortiz Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1994, no. 211; and Avant les Scythes: prehistoire de l'art en U.R.S.S., Grand Palais, Paris, 1979, pp. 152, 158, 174-175, 194-195, nos. 143, 165 and 209-211 for similar axe-heads.

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