Lot
106
A SYRIAN CALCITE-ALABASTER ELEPHANT
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
Estimate
USD 4,000 - USD 6,000
A SYRIAN CALCITE-ALABASTER ELEPHANT
Circa 3rd Millennium B.C.
Abstract in form, depicted schematically, the trunk extending to the ground, parallel to the wide legs, the trunk perforated, the ears portrayed as spirals on either side of the barrel-shaped head
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner in London, 1975.