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CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN URARTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A GOD
circa 8th-7th century b.c.
With a long tapering beard with punched crescent curls, wearing a long cloak with similar punched crescents at the hem, his feet positioned together, with the arms held out before him, elbows bent, the hands fisted, a mortise in the center of his head for attachment, perhaps of a crown
33/8 in. (8.6 cm) high
circa 8th-7th century b.c.
With a long tapering beard with punched crescent curls, wearing a long cloak with similar punched crescents at the hem, his feet positioned together, with the arms held out before him, elbows bent, the hands fisted, a mortise in the center of his head for attachment, perhaps of a crown
33/8 in. (8.6 cm) high
Provenance
Dr. Elie Borowski
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