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LOT 0255
Canaanite Bronze Bearded Warrior God Holding Mace
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (109 grams, 12 cm).
Modelled in the round with braided headdress and hatched body, mace in the right hand and khopesh cradled in left arm.
Provenance
Acquired in Paris and London, 1970s.
From a collection of Canaanite gods in bronze, from the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12699-234382.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
For similar examples from the "Syrian" group of flat-cast warrior gods, see no.23 and 27 in Negbi, Canaanite Gods in Metal.
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