A TRANSCAUCASIAN BRONZE RATTLE STANDARD
CIRCA MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
In the form of a stag, standing on an integral rectangular plinth set into a vertical post topped with a biconical fenestrated hollow knob, with an openwork diamond-shaped base, the stag with straight tapering legs, a round rump and a short curving tail, a raised muscular ridge at the base of the neck, its face with circular eyes and a long narrow muzzle, the nostrils articulated, the mouth open, the remains of a chin curl below, with tall tined antlers and projecting ears, a linear opening running along the length of the underside of the torso, and an inverted V-shaped opening on each flank, two bronze pellets within
11 in.(28 cm.) high
來源
Art Market, London.
with Michael Ward, New York.
Morris J. Pinto, Geneva, 1988.
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