拍品 285
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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE FIGURE OF A RAM
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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE FIGURE OF A RAM

CIRCA 700-650 B.C.

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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE FIGURE OF A RAM
CIRCA 700-650 B.C.
Possibly a staff finial, the ram standing on integral base, with large curled horns and short tail, pierced through central body
1½ in. (3.9 cm.) high
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

拍品专文

PUBLISHED:
Animals, 1986, II, no. 57.

David Gordon Mitten writes: "In Greek culture and thought, rams have always stood for virile combativeness and stubbornness. They were specially associated with the god Hermes, divine messenger and patron of shepherds and travelers."