Khorasan Bronze Bird

Culture: Iran/Khorasan

Period: 11th-12th century A.D.

Material: Bronze

Dimensions: 8.5 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 6437

Provenance: From the estate of the French art dealer Evrard de Rouvre (1923-1979). Thence in the possession of his daughter Isabelle and her husband Francois van den Broek. Last in a family estate.

Condition: Minor indentations on the right side. A small hole on the left back side of the tail, otherwise intact.

Description: Hollow statuette of a standing bird which possibly served as an incense burner. The bulbous stylized animal with resting wings, a spherical head with a pointy beak, as well as long claws. The eyes and the centre of the wings with hallmarked indentations, which possibly once held inlays. The beak with a hole where the incense could escape.