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A LURISTAN BRONZE WHETSTONE SOCKET WITH HONE
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A LURISTAN BRONZE WHETSTONE SOCKET WITH HONE

LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

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A LURISTAN BRONZE WHETSTONE SOCKET WITH HONE
LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
The socket with a Master of Animals figure, his arms outstretched towards the double-headed caprid terminal, the arched horns join those of a double-headed mythical animal springing from its neck, the attached hone of dark grey stone
10¾ in. (27.4 cm.) long
Provenance
D. David-Weill collection, early 1970s: sold Arts d'Orient, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 25-26 September 1997, lot 305.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
P. Amiet, Les Antiquités du Luristan, collection David-Weill, Paris, 1976, no. 67.

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