Mummyform Near Eastern idol
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AR2837
| Object: |
Mummyform Near Eastern idol
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| Material: |
Bronze.
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| Period: |
Around 1000 BC. Early Iron Age. |
| Description: |
Highly stylized bronze figurine. It is shaped like a mummy, with crossed arms and joint legs. The head has similarities with a bird. Prominent nose, eyes at the sides and a comb-like headdress. The type is hard to attribute, it must originate in the region from Palestine to Anatolia.
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| Dimensions: |
83mm height from head to toes, without the pin below the feet.
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| Condition: |
Very good condition with nice uniform patina. Mounted with its pin on a modern base.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired in 2019 in a traditional Munich based auction house. Consigned from a German private owner. From the inventory of Muenzhandlung Karl Kress, Munich. This piece has been in the Karl Kress auction 130, 1964 June 30th, no. 108.
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| References: |
Similarities to V. Mueller, Fruehe Plastik in Griechenland und Vorderasien (1924), plate VIII, no. 178.
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| Authenticity: |
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