A Repoussé Bronze Applique, Iran, 1st Millennium B.C.
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
made from a single sheet of metal, in the form of a stylised horse leaping to left, with spiky mane, its stylised body decorated in relief with concentric circles on the haunches, vertical ribs flanked by bosses across the flank, and parallel ridges on the arching neck.
8 by 12 cm., 3⅛ by 3¾ in.
This lot of Persian/Iranian origin may be subject to import restrictions in some countries like the United States and some or all member countries of the Gulf Co-Operation Council. It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that the export / import will comply with the regulations currently in place in their country of residence; A buyer's inability to export or import these lots cannot justify a sale's cancellation".
Dr. Ralph C. Marcove (1929-2001), New York
B. Bandy, Rochester, Michigan
Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, inv. no. BB0204C, probably acquired from the above
Daniel Hourdé Collection, Paris, acquired from the above on 18th November 2006
Miami University Art Museum, 1987-1995
Ball State University Art Museum, 1995-2002
Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XIV, January 2003, no. 223, illus.
The number HU8618c is inscribed in black ink on a strip of white paint on the reverse.
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