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LOT 1156

Luristan Bronze Bowl

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

6 5/8 in. (260 grams, 16.9 cm).

Broad and shallow with rounded base. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex London, UK, collections, 1990s-2000s.
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

Cf. Verdier, P., 'Les bronzes du Luristan au Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal' in Racar (Canadian Art Review), Volume 13, number 1, 1986, fig.9, p.37, for similar bowl.

Footnotes

The people of Luristan were nomads, constantly moving in summer and winter pastures, and needed metal utensils and tools. Therefore, in addition to weapons, these excellent metal workers produced, in considerable numbers, light and elegant bronze vases and cups.

CONDITION

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LOT 1156

Luristan Bronze Bowl

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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