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For a similar example, see no. 20 in Avetisian, et al. Au Pied du Mont Ararat: Splendeurs de L'Arménie Antique.
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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A TRANSCAUCASIAN BRONZE RATTLE STANDARD
CIRCA MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
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A TRANSCAUCASIAN BRONZE RATTLE STANDARD
CIRCA MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
In the form of a stag, standing on an integral rectangular plinth set into a vertical post topped with a biconical fenestrated hollow knob, with an openwork diamond-shaped base, the stag with straight tapering legs, a round rump and a short curving tail, a raised muscular ridge at the base of the neck, its face with circular eyes and a long narrow muzzle, the nostrils articulated, the mouth open, the remains of a chin curl below, with tall tined antlers and projecting ears, a linear opening running along the length of the underside of the torso, and an inverted V-shaped opening on each flank, two bronze pellets within
11 in.(28 cm.) high
CIRCA MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
In the form of a stag, standing on an integral rectangular plinth set into a vertical post topped with a biconical fenestrated hollow knob, with an openwork diamond-shaped base, the stag with straight tapering legs, a round rump and a short curving tail, a raised muscular ridge at the base of the neck, its face with circular eyes and a long narrow muzzle, the nostrils articulated, the mouth open, the remains of a chin curl below, with tall tined antlers and projecting ears, a linear opening running along the length of the underside of the torso, and an inverted V-shaped opening on each flank, two bronze pellets within
11 in.(28 cm.) high
Provenance
Art Market, London.
with Michael Ward, New York.
Morris J. Pinto, Geneva, 1988.
with Michael Ward, New York.
Morris J. Pinto, Geneva, 1988.
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