Amlash Bronze Amulett of a Zebu

Culture: Amlash/Iran

Period: 950-750 B.C.

Material: Bronze

Dimensions: 4 cm long

Price: Sold

Ref: 6407

Provenance: From the collection of the French art critic and poet Max-Pol Fouchet (1913-1980). Thence in a family estate.

Condition: One horn tip missing, otherwise intact.

Description: Solid bronze amulet of a zebu from the Amlash culture. The animal with the typical circular and on the back flat buttock without a tail, as well as the steeply rising and tapering hump. The head with a strong neck, the legs short and stubby. On the back an eyelet for suspension. Mounted.