Beschreibung:

WESTERN ASIATIC NEO-SUMERIAN SILVER HUMAN-HEADED LION STATUETTE 22nd century BC A substantial silver statuette of a human-headed bull divinity with head turned to the left, wearing a ribbed headdress, hanks of hair framing the face with square-cut beard, herringbone-patterned bands to the back and flanks; traces of parcel-gilding; peg to the underside for attachment. 565 grams, 77mm (3"). Condition Very fine condition. Extremely rare and important. Provenance From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s; supplied with an original detailed metallographic report issued by Prof.Dr. Guido Devoto of the Departmento di Scienze della Terra (Dept. of Earth Sciences) at Universita La Sapienza, Rome, Italy