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CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.
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A PHRYGIAN SILVER PRIESTLY FIGURE
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.
Of sheet silver over a bituminous core and bronze tube, the figure wearing long, richly ornamented robe, hands clasped in front holding a lotus flower, with finely detailed face, the arched brows and fringe of hair with incised lines, long hair at the back with incised herringbone, wearing polos headdress decorated with band of incised triangles, the crown with circular attachment hole, mounted
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.
Of sheet silver over a bituminous core and bronze tube, the figure wearing long, richly ornamented robe, hands clasped in front holding a lotus flower, with finely detailed face, the arched brows and fringe of hair with incised lines, long hair at the back with incised herringbone, wearing polos headdress decorated with band of incised triangles, the crown with circular attachment hole, mounted
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, West Coast, USA; acquired 1979.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 5 June 1998, lot 20.
Private collection, Switzerland.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 5 June 1998, lot 20.
Private collection, Switzerland.
Exhibited
On loan to the Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1999-2006.
Special notice
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