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CIRCA 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
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A LURISTAN BRONZE WHETSTONE
CIRCA 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
The honing stone pierced at the tip, the socket in the form of the head and foreparts of an ibex, 23 cm. long; another bronze shafted implement, 16.7 cm. long; four Luristan bronze rattles, three of typical form with openwork cages, one surmounted by a bull's head and one composed of a cylindrical openwork compartment with vertical handle surmounted by an openwork bird (6)
CIRCA 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
The honing stone pierced at the tip, the socket in the form of the head and foreparts of an ibex, 23 cm. long; another bronze shafted implement, 16.7 cm. long; four Luristan bronze rattles, three of typical form with openwork cages, one surmounted by a bull's head and one composed of a cylindrical openwork compartment with vertical handle surmounted by an openwork bird (6)
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960s or early 1970s.
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