Lot Essay
Cf. H. Frankfort, The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient, 1970 (4th edition), fig. 423 for a bronze stand from the Achaemenid Period found in Curium, Cyprus (British Museum).
Details
AN ACHAEMENID BRONZE FIGURAL STAND
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Comprising three nude dwarves alternating with three cylindrical pillars, each wearing a short straight fringe, side plaits and drooping moustache, supporting with both hands a shallow circular dish with a suspension loop on each side, on openwork ring base.
4½ in. (11.3 cm.) high
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Comprising three nude dwarves alternating with three cylindrical pillars, each wearing a short straight fringe, side plaits and drooping moustache, supporting with both hands a shallow circular dish with a suspension loop on each side, on openwork ring base.
4½ in. (11.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Joseph Brummer Collection: sold Parke-Bernet, New York, 20 April 1949, lot 83.