A Persian garment pin
A Persian garment pin
Eastern Iran or Central Asia, circa 2000 BC
copper alloy, with a pierced end with a male and female figure with their hands touching, under a curved lintel and flanked by serpents, a pair of recumbent lions and a phallic symbol,
35cm long.
cf. Art of the First Cities, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2003, no.228.
Provenance
London Art Market, 2003.
John Kasmin, London, 2017.
Oliver Hoare, London.
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A Persian garment pin
Eastern Iran or Central Asia, circa 2000 BC
copper alloy, with a pierced end with a male and female figure with their hands touching, under a curved lintel and flanked by serpents, a pair of recumbent lions and a phallic symbol,
35cm long.
cf. Art of the First Cities, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2003, no.228.
Provenance
London Art Market, 2003.
John Kasmin, London, 2017.
Oliver Hoare, London.
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
