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A WESTERN ASIATIC GOLD BRACELET WITH LION-HEADED TERMINALS, CIRCA 8TH-6TH CENTURY BC
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04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天1小时
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Of penannular form, the bracelet features lion-headed terminals with gently protruding ears, finely detailed facial features, a wide-open snarling mouth, and a neatly incised, textured mane. The beast heads are ringed by a wide granulated collar of diminishing size.Provenance: From the collection of Enrico Bertuzzi, Bologna, Italy. Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Minor wear, manufacturing irregularities, small dings, and scattered encrustations.Weight: 65.9 gDimensions: Width 9 cmGold has long been the currency of social and political status. Lion-headed protomes form the terminals of this substantial gold bracelet. The image of confronting lions is a motif that has a long iconographical history in Western Asia. Many fascinating and unique objects of exquisite beauty come from this region of the world, and its rich and longstanding artistic heritage inspired much of the Mediterranean world from the Mycenaean period onward.Combining artistic elements from cultures as far west as Assyria and as far north as Urartu and Scythia, the ferocity of the snarling lion has been tempered and restrained by decorative convention. As in the words of the Achaemenid King Darius the Great, “Force is always beside the point when subtlety will serve.” The open assimilation to and influences from neighboring cultures of Western Asia would become a political keystone for the burgeoning Persian Empire. As can be seen in the stylistic differences between the numerous examples of animal-headed bracelets, artistic trends were not set by the most dominant culture, but by the most talented craftsmen.Literature comparison: Compare a related gold lion bracelet, Iran, 800 BC-600 BC, 9.5 cm, in the Louvre Abu Dhabi, inventory number LAD 2009.019.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Freeman's Hindman, Chicago, 26 May 2022, lot 79 Price: USD 28,125 or approx. EUR 26,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A Western Asiatic gold bracelet with lion-headed terminals, circa 8th-6th century BC Expert remark: Compare the related form and modeling of the lion-head terminals. Note the size (12.1 cm).

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