THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTOR
THREE IRANIAN BRONZE ANIMALS
CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
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THREE IRANIAN BRONZE ANIMALS
circa early 1st millennium B.C.
Including a figure of a stag from the Gilan area of the south Caspian region, with a schematic body, large antlers, the body pierced for suspension above each pair of legs; a figure of a zebu bull from the same region, with a stylized body, short horns, and an elongated hump, a suspension loop joined to the hump and back; and a figure of an animal, perhaps a hound, highly stylized, the head thrust forward and raised
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long for the largest (3)
circa early 1st millennium B.C.
Including a figure of a stag from the Gilan area of the south Caspian region, with a schematic body, large antlers, the body pierced for suspension above each pair of legs; a figure of a zebu bull from the same region, with a stylized body, short horns, and an elongated hump, a suspension loop joined to the hump and back; and a figure of an animal, perhaps a hound, highly stylized, the head thrust forward and raised
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long for the largest (3)