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Northern Iranian Amlash Bronze Standing Bull Pendant browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Ancient World:Near Eastern:Metalwork: Pre AD 1000: item # 681410
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| This esoteric piece is a bronze pendant in the form of a standing bull. This piece dates circa 1000-800 B.C. and is from the region of northern Iran. The culture that produced this piece is known as the "Amlash" culture, which was centered around Tepe Marlik, and they were expert in producing bronze works of art and ceramics. The Luristan and Urartian cultures were also very proficient at producing bronze works of art and weapons, circa 900-600 B.C., but the Amlash culture produced works of art that were very esoteric in form and design. The "free formed" piece seen here has elegant curved and rounded edges, and this can easily be seen where the legs join the main body of the piece. This design can also be seen relative to the large standing bull terracotta spouted vessels that were produced by this culture. (See Christie's Antiquities, New York, Dec. 1999, no. 523 for an analogous designed piece.) The horns of the piece offered here, and the above Christie's example, are also rounded into an arc pattern where they join the head of both pieces. This elegant little piece is approximately 2.5 inches long by 1.7 inches high. There is a hole that is seen on the back, at the base of the neck, and this was used to suspend this piece as a pendant. This pendant was probably used as a fertility symbol. This piece has a nice dark green/blue patina and it sits on a custom stand. This piece is complete and is intact, and is a superb example for the type. Ex: Private New York collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition: | ||||||||
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