Large Elamite Hollow Cast Copper Bull Rare

Description

A rare large Elamite hollow cast copper figure of a wild bull. Great surface patina and colour. Ref Mahboubian H The Art of Ancient Iran

Origin

Bakhtiyar mountains Iran Circa 3rd millennium BC

cf. – Walters Art Museum New York accession No. 54.1671 Peltenburg E. The Burrell Collection.

Western Asiatic Antiquities Edinburgh, 1991 item 99, for type. cf. – Timeline Auctions Lot 258 26th November 2024, for type.

Dimensions

Height 13 cm/ Length 15 cm/ width 4.5 cm

Condition

Some small repair to left face and right leg. Ancient patina and loss evident. Overall intact.