CIRCA LATE 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

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AN ELAMITE SILVER FENESTRATED AXEHEAD
CIRCA LATE 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) long

Provenance

Fine Antiquities, Christie's, London, 13 July 1983, lot 103.
Dr Giancarlo Ligabue (1931-2015), acquired from the above.

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Sale room notice

Please note that the second line of provenance for this lot should read: 'Rassla Foundation, Zurich, Dr Giancarlo Ligabue (1931 -2015).'

US persons wishing to buy this lot, and any persons wishing to import it into the USA, are reminded that the USA generally prohibits activities with Iranian-origin “works of conventional craftsmanship” such as carpets, textiles, decorative objects, and scientific instruments. Christie’s has an OFAC General License that enables the import of such items into the USA and their purchase by US persons, subject to certain conditions. Please contact Christie’s for further information if you are a US person and/or wish to import this lot into the USA.

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Lot Essay

For another example of ceremonial axe where the blade emerges from the open mouth of a lion bearing the name of the king Untash-Napirisha, found at the temple of Kiririsha at Chogha Zanbil, and now in the collection of the Louvre museum, see inv. no. SB 3973.

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