AN ANCIENT BRONZE FIGURE OF A DOUBLE-HEADED HORSE, LURISTAN CULTURE

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AN ANCIENT BRONZE FIGURE OF A DOUBLE-HEADED HORSE, LURISTAN CULTURE This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve The Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger, entry from 2005: “No. 468, KM 1998, Luristan bronze double horse ca. 800 BC” Gallery price: EUR 1,750 or approx. EUR 3,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing. C. 800 BC. Skillfully cast, the creature depicted standing foursquare, its elongated body terminating at both ends in horse protomes, rendered with slender necks and stylized heads, distinguished primarily by their prominent muzzles and rounded, upright ears. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Length 7.3 cm (excl. stand), 9.3 cm (incl. stand), Height 7.5 cm (excl. stand), 8.3 cm (incl. stand) With an associated modern stand. (2) Luristan bronzes comprise a distinctive group of small cast and ornamented metal objects dating to the Early Iron Age (first millennium BC), discovered in significant numbers in the provinces of Lorestan and Kermanshah. The corpus includes a wide variety of ornaments, tools, weapons, horse trappings, and a smaller number of vessels, notably situlae. These works are distinguished by their remarkable diversity of forms and their highly stylized representations of human and animal figures. Examples recovered through documented archaeological excavations have been found primarily in funerary contexts. The ethnic identity of the communities that produced these objects remains uncertain, although they are generally thought to have possibly been related to the ancestors of the modern Lur population from whom the region derives its name. Luristan bronzes first attracted international attention through the art market in the late 1920s. Large numbers were unearthed by local inhabitants and subsequently entered collections worldwide. Today, they are represented in many major museum collections worldwide. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related bronze pendant, 1st millennium BC, 3.9 cm long, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 61.60.8. Compare a closely related bronze pendant in the form of a double-headed animal, Luristan culture, c. 8th century BC, 8.6 cm long, in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, object number B60B617.

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