Amlash Bronze Amulet of a Zebu

Culture: Amlash/Iran

Period: 950-750 B.C.

Material: Bronze

Dimensions: 3.4 cm long

Price: Sold

Ref: 6408

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

Condition: The left outermost tip of the horn missing, otherwise intact.

Description: Solid bronze amulet of a zebu of the Amlash culture. The animal with a high raising and tapering hump. The back is rounded, the buttocks with a circular stubby tail. The legs are straight and tapering. The head with a strong neck is slightly raised. The eyes are button-shaped, the horns massive and semi-circularly raised.