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Persian bronze antelope relief, Ex Royal Athena

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Persian bronze antelope relief, Ex Royal Athena

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A bronze applique in the form of a horned antelope, Northern Iran, c. early 1st Millennium BC, of stylized form with large eye and long horn with swirl above running the length of the animal's back, touching the base of the tail. On back, a long tab with rounded end which fastened it to a box or similar. 1 1/2" x 1 3/8" (3.8 x 3.5 cm). Ex Royal Athena Galleries, New York.