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ELAMITE STATUETTE OF A PRIEST 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. A bronze figure of a deity or worshipper wearing a flat headdress with long pony tail to the rear of the head, small ears, mask-like face and large nose; arms bent to the side and hands holding flat objects, possibly stylised flowers; long tapering gown from under which protrude small feet. 4 in. (48 grams, 10 cm). £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:
Important London collection, acquired before 1980. With TimeLine Auctions 20 February 2018, lot 711. Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant TimeLine catalogue pages and invoice.
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LURISTAN MASTER OF ANIMALS SCEPTRE HEAD CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C. A bifacial sceptre head modelled in the round as a master of animals, composed of a stylised central human figure, crescentic arms formed as two slender beasts with open mouths facing the master, his lower body formed as the hind quarters of a quadruped animal, the attachment loops as their long, curled tails; openwork cylindrical socket running through the centre of the whole; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 6½ in. (385 grams total, 16.5 cm). £1,000 - 1,400
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From the collection of Franz Xaver Bachem (1857-1937), Cologne, Germany. Ex collection of Dr. Franz-Carl Bachem (1898-1976). By descent to Mercedes Bachem (1904-1987). From the estate of Monika Roth Weiler, Meersburg, Germany. Ex private collection, Cologne, Germany. LITERATURE:
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession numbers 1996.82.1, 30.97.5 and 30.97.6, for similar examples.
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LURISTAN MASTER OF ANIMALS SCEPTRE HEAD WITH LIONS CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C. A bronze openwork master of animals sceptre head element, formed in the round as two slender beasts standing on their hind paws, facing each other with roaring mouths, gripping each other's forepaws, their long curled tails forming two small attachment loops (now occluded), cylindrical socket throughout the whole; accompanied by a custommade display stand. 3⅜ in. (4⅜ in.) (91 grams, 87 mm (205 grams total, 11 cm high including stand)). £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:
Ex private French collection, Paris. Acquired on the French art market in 2013. Private Germany collection. LITERATURE:
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 30.97.9, for similar.
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