CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

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A PIRAVEND BRONZE MALE FIGURE
CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
Cast with a triangular torso with raised nipples and defined genitalia, a perforation below, his arms upraised, the large head with a pronounced nose, circular eye holes open to the hollow interior, a small chin and projecting ears
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long

Provenance

Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954), Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned by the museum in 1962.

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Lot Essay

Piravend bronzes take their name from the village in western Iran where the first examples were said to have been discovered. For related bronzes see nos. 575-587 in Moorey, et al., Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics and Seals, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic and European Art.

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