Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
Animals, 1981, I, no. 36.
Animals, 1981, I, no. 36.
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PROBABLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.
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A WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE BRIDLE ORNAMENT IN THE FORM OF A CROUCHING BOAR
PROBABLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Well modelled in profile facing left, head with curving tusk resting on extended foreleg, with striated mane running from top of head to hind-quarters, attachment tenon on reverse
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) long
PROBABLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Well modelled in profile facing left, head with curving tusk resting on extended foreleg, with striated mane running from top of head to hind-quarters, attachment tenon on reverse
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) long
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