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Classical Bronzes : Bronze Sculpture of a Ram's Head
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Bronze Sculpture of a Ram's Head - FZ.086
Origin: Beit Zur, Israel
Circa: 500
BC
to 200
BC
Dimensions:
3" (7.6cm) high
x 3" (7.6cm) wide
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Classical Antiquities
Medium: Bronze
$3,000.00
Location: United States
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The artist has imitated nature with remarkable sensitivity to capture the features of a ram with magnificent curly horns. Though this exquisite sculpture certainly qualifies as a work of art, it also served a practical function, perhaps as the cover of a pouring spout. This somehow does not seem an earthly ram--its splendor lifts it into the realm of myth and legend. Perhaps it is the heavenly Aries, come to earth from his place among the stars.
- (FZ.086)
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