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An Openwork Copper Alloy Garment Pin
Superb colour and patina
Bronze
Eastern Iran or Central Asia
2000 BC
SIZE: 35cm wide - 13¾ ins wide
A similar pin in the Louvre-France, was exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum’s ‘Art of the First Cities’ exhibition in 2003 (no. 228). The catalogue entry records that while Pierre Amiet believes the couple are engaged in flirtatious banter, Victor Sarianidi thinks it represents the transmission of a ‘revelation’ from one individual to another. Not that one precludes the other, of course. The Louvre pin shows the couple beneath a curved lintel, while this example has an elaborate surround; a phallic symbol between recumbent lions below; a wriggling serpent rising on each side; and a balcony above the lintel.
Provenance:
Ex John Kasmin Private collection
Ex Oliver Hoare Ltd.
Ex Private collection
- Dimensions:Height: 1.9 in (4.83 cm)Width: 13.75 in (34.93 cm)Depth: 0.2 in (5.08 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:2000 BC
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU9363239427322
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