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THE PROPERTY OF A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A GREEK BRONZE IBEX PROTOME
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK BRONZE IBEX PROTOME
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Naturalistically depicted with the forelegs extended, with incised details including the fleece at the shoulders and the flame-like tufts framing the head, with tall, ridged, backward-curving horns and pointed ears, the lidded almond-shaped eyes with incised pupils, the beard curving inward and descending on to the chest, a flanged disk at the back with five perforations for attachment, two preserving original pins
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Naturalistically depicted with the forelegs extended, with incised details including the fleece at the shoulders and the flame-like tufts framing the head, with tall, ridged, backward-curving horns and pointed ears, the lidded almond-shaped eyes with incised pupils, the beard curving inward and descending on to the chest, a flanged disk at the back with five perforations for attachment, two preserving original pins
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long
Provenance
Charles Gillet (1879-1972), Lausanne; thence by descent to his son, Renaud Gillet (1913-2001), Paris.
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