A Sardinian bronze figure of a shepherd

A Sardinian bronze figure of a shepherd
Nuragic Period, circa 8th Century B.C.
Of slender elongated form, standing frontally with both arms bent at the elbow, likely once holding a staff, wearing a short tunic with the shepherd's blanket over his left shoulder, his incised hair forked at the back of his head, his oval face with a small mouth, notched brows, prominent nose and unarticulated wide rounded eyes, on a long slender neck, 15.4cm high

Provenance:
Private collection, Austria, acquired in 1975 from the collector's father as a 25th birthday gift.

For related standing figures, all described as shepherds, see Kunst Sardiniens, Baden State Museum catalogue, 1980, pp. 285-292, pl. nos 112-121.