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A CANAANITE COPPER ALLOY AND SILVER SHEET WARRIOR DEITY
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 1700-1500 B.C.
Details
A CANAANITE COPPER ALLOY AND SILVER SHEET WARRIOR DEITY
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 1700-1500 B.C.
7 1⁄4 in. (18.5 cm.) high
Provenance
with Phoenicia Oriental Bazaar, Lebanon, July 1968. Dr Giancarlo Ligabue (1931-2015), Venice, acquired from the above.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
For other examples of similar round-cast idols classed as 'Warriors with plumed helmets' cf. O. Negbi, Canaanite Gods in Metal, Tel Aviv, 1976, pp. 16-17.