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LOT 0193

Achaemenid Attachment in the Form of an Animal

8TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.

4 7/8 in. (4 7/8 in.) (105 grams, 12.3 cm wide (328 grams total, 12.5 cm wide including stand)).

A copper-alloy attachment or protome in the form of a Water Buffalo or Gazelle's head with outstretched neck, semi-naturalistic facial detailing to the face and horns, round-section neck with piercing for attachment; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

Provenance

Masaf collection, formed 1963.
Acquired in Switzerland 1976 and resold in 1988.
With Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 30 November 2012, lot 481 (20,000-25,000 euros).
With Cahn, Riehen, Switzerland, Auction 10, 13 November 2015, lot 40 (CHF 18,000).
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11183-188111.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Pierre Bergé & Associés and Cahn catalogue pages.

CONDITION