Magnum Opus | Act IV: Ornament & Texture

Magnum Opus | Act IV: Ornament & Texture

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A Caucasian Bronze Bell, circa 1st Millennium B.C.

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Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A Caucasian Bronze Bell, circa 1st Millennium B.C.


the upper and lower edges ornamented with a band of dots framed by pairs of horizontal lines, the suspension loop in the form of addorsed goat heads, dotted circle eyes and incised grooves on the snout, the horns with incised herring-bone pattern.


bronze

height 4⅛ in.

10.5 cm

Private collection, Switzerland, 1986;

London art market;

Christie's, New York, June 8th, 2007, lot 63, illus.;

Property from a Princely Collection, acquired at the above sale (Bonhams, London, July 4th, 2024, lot 40, illus.);

Where acquired by the present collector

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