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Museum August Kestner Luristan. Antike Bronzen aus dem Iran Ancient Cultures [1971.073]
1971.073 Tierfigur (Museum August Kestner CC BY-NC-SA)
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Horned Animal Figurine

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The highly stylized horned animal figure has four short, stubby legs with rounded ends and a short, implied tail. The torso pulls in slightly from the hindquarters and runs straight and rounded to the front legs. The neck is slightly stronger than the rump and rises steeply. The head, triangular in profile, is dominated by the large horns, which are strongly arched on both sides at the apex and taper slightly towards the front. The tips of both horns are broken off.
The figure probably represents a bovid.
Above the front legs the figure is horizontally pierced.
(Text: S. Arnhold)

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Bronze

Museum August Kestner

Object from: Museum August Kestner

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