ITEM: Ibex figurine MATERIAL: Bronze CULTURE: Bronze Age, Luristan PERIOD: 1600 - 1000 B.C DIMENSIONS: 30 mm x 20 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex Dutch private collection, collected before 1990s Luristan Bronze, Luristan also spelled Lorestān, any of the horse trappings, utensils, weapons, jewelry, belt buckles, and ritual and votive objects of bronze probably dating from roughly 1500–500 BCE that have been excavated since the late 1920s in the Harsin, Khorramābād, and Alishtar valleys of the Zagros Mountains in the Lorestān region of western Iran. Their precise origin is unknown. Scholars believe that they were created either by the Cimmerians, a nomadic people from southern Russia who may have invaded Iran in the 8th century BCE, or by such related Indo-European peoples as the early Medes and Persians. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license If you bid outside the European Union and win the item, we will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks. The Seller can prove that the lot was obtained legally , provenance statement seen by Catawiki.