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LOT 368:
MASSIVE WESTERN ASIATIC PIN WITH MASTER OF ANIMALS
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MASSIVE WESTERN ASIATIC PIN WITH MASTER OF ANIMALS
Ca. 1200 - 800 BCA large Western Asiatic pin depicting master of animals on the top. The object depicts a scene of long-standing significance in ancient Near Eastern art, that of the "master of animals." The man holds in each hand the throat of a demonic creature, while human and bird heads appear below.Size: 203mm x 55mm; Weight: 130gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s.
