Elamite Bronze Worshipper Figure

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 5/8 in. (144 grams total, 11.7 cm high including stand).

Modelled in the round standing facing, hands raised to temples, wearing a shin-length garment and bangles at the wrist, the face with stylised detailing and dressed hair; attachment to lug base; Elamite or Mesopotamian; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

Provenance

European private collection.
Ex Alexander Gallery, New York, USA, 1993.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2000s.

Literature

Cf. Moorey, P.R.S., Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics and Seals, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981, p.63, for broadly comparable figures.

CONDITION

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LOT 0174