Lot Essay
For the style of the animal-form handle with its arching body forming the grip of the vessel, see p. 191 in J. Boardman, Persia and the West.
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN ACHAEMENID BRONZE JUG
CIRCA LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ACHAEMENID BRONZE JUG
CIRCA LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
CIRCA LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Norbert Schimmel (1904-1990), New York, acquired circa 1960s-1970s.
Important Antiquities from the Norbert Schimmel Collection, Sotheby’s, New York, 16 December 1992, lot 19.
Antiquities, Sotheby's, New York, 17 December 1997, lot 184.
Antiquities, Christie’s, New York, 7 December 2000, lot 723.
Important Antiquities from the Norbert Schimmel Collection, Sotheby’s, New York, 16 December 1992, lot 19.
Antiquities, Sotheby's, New York, 17 December 1997, lot 184.
Antiquities, Christie’s, New York, 7 December 2000, lot 723.
Brought to you by
Hannah Fox Solomon
Head of Department, Specialist