A SARDINIAN BRONZE WORSHIPER
A SARDINIAN BRONZE WORSHIPER

CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.

Details
A SARDINIAN BRONZE WORSHIPER
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Professor A.G., Lausanne, acquired in the 1950s.
Acquired by the current owner in Switzerland, 1998.

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Lot Essay

Sardinian bronze votives are often depicted wearing wide billowing capes as seen in the present example. For a worshiper holding a similar offering tray, see no. 116 in J. Thimme, Kunst und Kultur Sardiniens vom Neolithikum bis zum Ende der Nuraghenzeit.

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