A VERY RARE COPPER ALLOY CEREMONIAL CLUB FINIAL, ANCIENT REGION OF BACTRIA-MARGIANA

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A VERY RARE COPPER ALLOY CEREMONIAL CLUB FINIAL, ANCIENT REGION OF BACTRIA-MARGIANA This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve The Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger, entry from 2005: “No. 478, OK 2001, Bactrian bronze club head ca. 500 BC” Gallery price: EUR 90 or approx. EUR 150 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing. C. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BC. Skillfully cast in the form of a garlic bulb, the four-lobed head supported by a short cylindrical shaft, hollowed at its lower end for insertion into the upper section of a separately worked authority staff. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Height 11.2 cm The Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), is the modern archaeological designation for a Bronze Age civilization of Central Asia, currently dated to c. 2250–1700 BC. Earlier chronologies proposed by Sandro Salvatori placed the urban phase, or ‘Integration Era’, between c. 2400 and 1900 BC. Although the oftentimes used designation ‘Oxus Civilization’ suggests a center in the upper Amu Darya (ancient Oxus) region of Bactria, most major urban sites attributed to the BMAC are located in Margiana, within present-day Turkmenistan, particularly in the Murghab River delta and along the foothills of the Kopet Dagh range. A limited number of later sites (c. 1950–1450 BC) occur in northern Bactria, within present-day southern Uzbekistan. These consist primarily of cemeteries associated with the Sapalli culture, a cultural tradition closely related to the BMAC. Only one BMAC settlement, Dashly, has been identified in southern Bactria, within the territory of present-day northern Afghanistan. Further east, in southwestern Tajikistan, contemporary sites are represented exclusively by burial grounds and show no evidence of associated urban development. Identification and definition of the BMAC resulted from archaeological investigations conducted by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi between 1969 and 1979 in northern Afghanistan. Excavations revealed numerous monumental architectural complexes, many enclosed by substantial fortification walls and imposing gateways. For several decades, publication of the archaeological evidence remained largely restricted to Soviet academic journals, limiting awareness beyond the Soviet sphere. Broader international recognition began during the 1990s, following the translation and dissemination of research conducted by Viktor Sarianidi. Literature comparison: Compare a copper alloy pin with a related lobed finial, Bactria-Margiana, Bronze Age, c. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BC, 17 cm high (overall), in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 1983.535.28.

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