Bidspirit auction | Luristan Bronze Ibex Amulet

Luristan Bronze Ibex Amulet - 1000-700 B.C. Standing modelled in the round with head erect, curved horns, pierced at the shoulder. Cf. Engel, N. et al., Bronzes du Luristan: Énigmes de l'Itan Ancien IIIe-Ier millénaire av.J-C., Paris, 2008, item 103, for type. 16.1 grams, 33 mm (1 1/4 in.). Private collection, Mr. A.A., London, acquired in the 1970s.with Bonhams, London, 8 May 2013, no.229 (Part). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)