Massive Lorestan bronze pendant shaped as a bird
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Object number
AR2821
Object: |
Pendant shaped as a stylized bird
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Material: |
Massive bronze
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Date: |
About end of 2nd - 1st quarter of 1st millennium BC Iron Age of ancient Luristan |
Description: |
Bronze figurine of a stylized bird with loop on the back.
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Size: |
Length 32 mm, height 29 mm
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Condition: |
Perfectly preserved with beautiful dark patina
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Reference: |
G. Zahlhaas, Luristan - Antike Bronzen aus dem Iran (München 2002) Kat. 173
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Provenance: |
Acquired 2019 in a traditional Munich auction house. From the inventory of Münzhandlung Karl Kress, Munich, which discontinued its business activities around 1986 (the last catalogue published by Karl Kress dates to this year). In the stock of Karl Kress before 1980.
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Authenticity: |
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