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With a paddle-shaped blade and short neck, round-section socket expanding at the rear with a reclining ibex, the quadruped modelled in a relaxed attitude with its right foreleg and hindleg positioned away from the body, erect head and large curving horns.

Size: 10.3 cm L - 4 1/16 inches
Material: Bronze
Culture: Mesopotamia, c. 3rd-2nd Millennium B.C.
Condition: Intact


Provenance: UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman. 
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Mesopotamian Bronze Axe-Head with Reclining Ibex

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