WESTERN ASIATIC LURISTAN NUDE FIGURINE 13th-6th century BC A bronze figure of a standing nude male with pinched facial details, stub arms and legs, large discoid pad above the head; casting flash to body and neck. 32 grams, 82mm (3 1/4"). Fine condition. Provenance From the collection of a North West London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Literature Cf. similar figural details in Legrain, L. Luristan Bronzes in the University Museum, Pennsylvania, 1934, Plate III, item 8. Footnotes The presence of casting flash on the lower body and rear of the neck implies that the figure was not finished as such excrescences would normally be removed on opening the mould.
WESTERN ASIATIC LURISTAN NUDE FIGURINE 13th-6th century BC A bronze figure of a standing nude male with pinched facial details, stub arms and legs, large discoid pad above the head; casting flash to body and neck. 32 grams, 82mm (3 1/4"). Fine condition. Provenance From the collection of a North West London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Literature Cf. similar figural details in Legrain, L. Luristan Bronzes in the University Museum, Pennsylvania, 1934, Plate III, item 8. Footnotes The presence of casting flash on the lower body and rear of the neck implies that the figure was not finished as such excrescences would normally be removed on opening the mould.
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