Scythian Bronze Openwork Animal Appliques (pr)
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Ancient Near East, Eastern Iran, Scythian or Ordos, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A wonderful pair of matching, rectangular bronze cast decorative appliques - both featuring fabulous animal imagery comprised of four frontal hare, rabbit, or possibly ibex heads with long, pointy ears, wide open eyes, and flaring nostrils, all surrounded by a checkered, grid-like border with four integral rings on the verso for attachment. Custom stand. Size: each applique measures ~ 1.375" L x 1.75" W (3.5 cm x 4.4 cm); both with stand 2.125" L x 3.75" W (5.4 cm x 9.5 cm)
Provenance: private Dr. Samuel Eilenberg collection, a noted philanthropist to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and Boston's Museum of Fine Arts
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#121926
Provenance: private Dr. Samuel Eilenberg collection, a noted philanthropist to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and Boston's Museum of Fine Arts
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#121926
Condition
Both with expected surface wear commensurate with age. Wonderful patina, vivid figural imagery.
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Scythian Bronze Openwork Animal Appliques (pr)
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