A CANAANITE BRONZE FIGURE

CIRCA 12TH CENTURY B.C.

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A CANAANITE BRONZE FIGURE
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY B.C.
Solid-cast, the elongated figure standing with the feet apart on an integral plinth, a tenon below, wearing a kilt with a raised band on its upper and lower edges, the navel and nipples raised, an M-shaped ridge arching over the nipples, the arms lowered with the now-missing forearms likely once projecting forward, the oval face with ridged brows, a beaked nose, recessed eyes, prominent ears and a slit mouth, surmounted by a conical cap, the surface coated with thin silver and gold sheet
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) high excluding tenon

Provenance

British Private Collection, 1980s.
Belgian Art Market, 1996.

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Lot Essay

The present figure relates to Negbi's "Ugarit" group, distinguished by their flat silhouettes, elongated faces and beaked noses. Many of the group, as with the present example, were once entirely coated in silver sheet; see p. 11 in Negbi, Canaanite Gods in Metal.

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