BRONZE AGE BRONZE IBEX PROTOME

Ca. 1200 - 800 BC. A cast bronze ibex protome with an elongated, slender neck surmounted by a finely modelled head with a tapering muzzle, pointed ears, prominent eyes and a short beard beneath the chin. Long, backwards-curving horns extend above the head, with incised transverse markings along their length. The forelegs are folded along the body, which extends into a horizontal tubular socket with a broad circular flange. For similar see: Bonhams, Antiquities, 6 July 2017, Lot 191. Size: 135mm x 90mm; Weight: 130g Provenance: From a private UK collection; formerly in the S.S. collection, assembled from the 1970s onwards.

Estimate:£300

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