.jpg?w=1)
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
A LURISTAN BRONZE GODDESS FINIAL
CIRCA 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A LURISTAN BRONZE GODDESS FINIAL
CIRCA 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Her columnar body with a narrow waist and prominent buttocks, her legs together with the knees bent, her arms at her side and bent, with her hands wrapped around her breasts, a bird head emerging from each shoulder, the avian body modeled along each of her upper arms, wearing a wide flanged belt, an elaborate broad collar and a diadem, her face with large convex eyes, a smiling mouth and a prominent nose leading to gently-arching brows, a circular collar at the upper and lower ends
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high
CIRCA 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Her columnar body with a narrow waist and prominent buttocks, her legs together with the knees bent, her arms at her side and bent, with her hands wrapped around her breasts, a bird head emerging from each shoulder, the avian body modeled along each of her upper arms, wearing a wide flanged belt, an elaborate broad collar and a diadem, her face with large convex eyes, a smiling mouth and a prominent nose leading to gently-arching brows, a circular collar at the upper and lower ends
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Sheldon and Barbara Breitbart, New York and Arizona.
The Breitbart Collection of Antiquities and Ancient Glass; Sotheby's, New York, 20 June 1990, lot 118.
with The Merrin Gallery, New York, 1990.
The Breitbart Collection of Antiquities and Ancient Glass; Sotheby's, New York, 20 June 1990, lot 118.
with The Merrin Gallery, New York, 1990.
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot requires an OFAC license in order to be exported out of the U.S.
If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.