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BRONZE BIT FEATURING WINGED IBEXES
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BRONZE BIT FEATURING WINGED IBEXES
See original version (French)
Estimate €8,000 - €12,000
Voluntary lot
Description
BRONZE BIT FEATURING WINGED IBEXES
Luristan, early 1st millennium BC
A fine bit with a crossbar and plates in the shape of two winged ibexes depicted standing in profile on a base, their heads turned to one side, crowned with two diverging, curved and striated horns. The wings and body are finely engraved with chevrons and dotted rosettes; the rump and the back of the neck are fitted with a loop.
Dimensions: 13.5 x 12 cm (plates)
Length: 21 cm (crossbar)
Provenance: Collection of Charles Gillet (1879–1972), then passed down through the family
A Luristan bronze horsebit with ibexes,
Early 1st millennium BC
See original version (French)
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