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Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
CIRCA 12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/2 in. (236 grams, 14.1 cm).
Wedge-shaped blade and a cylindrical socket with collared base and an upper face of stylised zoomorphic form, possibly representing a moufflon with jutting muzzle and horns above represented by a single scroll; the blade long, with a slightly convex blunt edge. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Ex TimesAncient, Bristol, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue entry.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Mahboubian, H., Art of Ancient Iran, copper and bronze, London, 1997, p.166, fig.172b, for similar.
FOOTNOTES:
The moufflon is a regularly used symbol in Luristan art.
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