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LOT 1389
Sasanian Bone Fertility Figure
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D
2 1/4 in. (12.6 grams, 58 mm).
Carved in the round as a standing female on a baseline; the hair drawn up into tight buns on either side of the head, high collar beneath the chin, hands cupping the breasts, voluminous robe covering the lower body and legs; probably Anahita.
ProvenanceBelieved to have been acquired at Bonhams, circa 2010.
Private collection, UK.
See Olson, M., Goddesses, Priestesses, Queens and Dancers: Women on Sasanian Silver, in Constructing the Past, Vol 10, Issue 1 (2009).
FootnotesAnahita is often depicted with exaggerated thighs, as on this figure.
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LOT 1389
Sasanian Bone Fertility Figure
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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