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A Bronze Cauldron Attachment, circa 7th Century B.C.
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- A Bronze Cauldron Attachment
- Bronze
- Width 7 7/8 in. 20 cm. Length 6 1/2 in. 16.5 cm.
in the form of a mythical beast with the head, neck, and chest of a bull and the wings and tail of a raptor, a stout ring handle on the back, the head with ribbed brows, the feathers and other details engraved and stippled, two rivets remaining for attachment.
Provenance
Nuri Farhadi, Inc., New York
acquired from the above on August 23rd, 1963, then by descent to the present owner
acquired from the above on August 23rd, 1963, then by descent to the present owner
Catalogue Note
For two related attachments with heads cast separately cf. Ancient Art, The Norbert Schimmel Collection, O.W.Muscarella, ed., Mainz, 1974, no. 153 (Sotheby’s, New York, Important Antiquities from the Norbert Schimmel Collection, December 16th, 1992, no. 16), and O.W. Muscarella, “Winged Bull Cauldron Attachments from Iran”, Metropolitan Museum of Art Journal, vol. I, 1968, pp. 7-18, fig. 5. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, acc. no. 67.106), then by descent to the present owner