Limestone Sacrificial Lamb

Culture: Levant

Period: First half 1st millennium B.C.

Material: Limestone

Dimensions: 7.3 cm long

Price: Sold

Ref: 6084

Provenance: Collection David Liebert, New York.

Condition: Remains of ancient paint, intact.

Description: Finely carved limestone object, depicting a well-nourished lamb wearing a sacrificial tape around its neck. The legs are short and stubby, the horns adjacent and drilled forward. Eyes, snout and ears are clearly worked out. The body covered with a woolly pattern. Probably from the Levant.