Lot Essay
Cf. D. N. Adams et al, When Orpheus Sang, An Ancient Bestiary, Paris, 2004, p. 41, no. 26 for similar.
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LATE URUK/JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3400-3000 B.C.
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A MESOPOTAMIAN LIMESTONE ELEPHANT
LATE URUK/JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3400-3000 B.C.
Of stylized form, the straight trunk hanging between forelegs, pierced at the top to represent its eyes, the ears carved as spirals, a short tail between its hind legs
4 in. (10 cm.) long
LATE URUK/JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3400-3000 B.C.
Of stylized form, the straight trunk hanging between forelegs, pierced at the top to represent its eyes, the ears carved as spirals, a short tail between its hind legs
4 in. (10 cm.) long
Provenance
Formerly in an English private collection, 1977.
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