Lot Essay
For a similar firedog from the Thracian plain see no. 63 in Hoddinott, The Thracians.
LATE BRONZE/EARLY IRON AGE, CIRCA 11TH-10TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN EASTERN EUROPEAN STONE "FIREDOG"
late bronze/early iron age, circa 11th-10th century b.c.
In the form of a stylized horse, the surface with incised dotted circles throughout, with concentric triangles on the chest, the mane a thin raised band bisected by an incised line, a fish in profile incised on the right side of the neck
11 in. (31.7 cm.) long
late bronze/early iron age, circa 11th-10th century b.c.
In the form of a stylized horse, the surface with incised dotted circles throughout, with concentric triangles on the chest, the mane a thin raised band bisected by an incised line, a fish in profile incised on the right side of the neck
11 in. (31.7 cm.) long