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CIRCA 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A PAIR OF LURISTAN BRONZE CHEEK-PIECES
CIRCA 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Each in the form of a bull with its head turned out, walking forward on an integral groundline, the body perforated for the now-missing bit, a loop along the upper edge of the back
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long (2)
CIRCA 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Each in the form of a bull with its head turned out, walking forward on an integral groundline, the body perforated for the now-missing bit, a loop along the upper edge of the back
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
Jean Pozzi Collection, Paris.
Thierry Collection, Paris.
with Laurin-Guilloux-Buffetaud-Tailleur, Paris, 1987.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1988 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. V, part 1, no. 84).
Thierry Collection, Paris.
with Laurin-Guilloux-Buffetaud-Tailleur, Paris, 1987.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1988 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. V, part 1, no. 84).
Literature
J.M. Eisenberg and R.S. Bianchi, Catalogue of the Egyptian and Near Eastern Bronzes in the Collection of John Kluge, New York, 1992, nos. 88-34 and 88-35.