BRONZE AGE KOBAN CULTURE INCENSE BURNER WITH RAMS

Ca. 900-700 BC. Koban-Caucasian Culture. A beautiful incense burner in the shape of four rams. The animals, standing on their front legs, are facing outwards. The antlers are rendered in detail. Their backs are carrying the flower-shaped incense vessel. Beautiful patina. Good condition. The Koban culture was a tribal culture in the Central Caucasus during the transitional period from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age which produced high levels of applied art. Koban findings confirm that the Koban culture was in constant communication and exchange not only with Caucasian neighbours, but also with the tribes of the Crimea, the Northern Black Sea, Asia Minor, and especially with other important centres of bronze metallurgy - Luristan (Western Iran) and the Carpathian-Danube area (Austria, Bohemia, Bavaria). Size: L:98mm / W:158mm ; 630g. Provenance: Property of a European collector, previously acquired on the UK Art Market in 2017. A copy of the original invoice will accompany this object.