BRONZE AGE BRONZE SCEPTRE HEAD WITH IBEXES ATTACKED BY LIONS

Ca. 1200 - 800 BC. A cast bronze sceptre head depicting a symmetrical pair of rampant ibexes, their elongated necks curving upwards and their heads turned towards one another. Each has long, backwards-curving horns with a series of raised knobs, prominent eyes, pointed ears and a beard. Their slender bodies are joined at the chest, with the hind legs descending to joined hooves. A lion clings to the back of each ibex, with its elongated body extending vertically and its forepaws grasping the flanks of the larger animal. Size: 190mm x 88mm; Weight: 320g Provenance: From a private UK collection; formerly in the S.S. collection, assembled from the 1970s onwards.

Estimate:£300

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