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LOT 0281
Large Neo-Elamite Decorated Bronze Pin
CIRCA 1200-800 B.C.
16 7/8 in. (228 grams total, 43 cm long).
Comprising a large circular finial with symmetrical repoussé design and a long tapering shank; the finial with a large central head with hatched hair and beard, possibly representing a mask of a deity; two addorsed ibexes below, each with a rosette above and foliage in front; at the top, two rampant lions flanking the 'Master of Animals' motif; the motif with pricked ears and wearing a two-tiered headpiece, a pair of zoomorphic figure emerging from his cheeks and grasp onto the flanking lions; mounted on a custom-made fabric-covered backing.
Provenance
Ex Rabi Gallery 1980-1990.
From an important London, UK, collection.
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LOT 0281
Large Neo-Elamite Decorated Bronze Pin
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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