A CANAANITE BRONZE FIGURE
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY B.C.
A CANAANITE BRONZE FIGURE CIRCA 12TH CENTURY B.C. Solid-cast, the elongated figure standing with the feet apart on an integral plinth, a tenon below, wearing a kilt with a raised band on its upper and lower edges, the navel and nipples raised, an M-shaped ridge arching over the nipples, the arms lowered with the now-missing forearms likely once projecting forward, the oval face with ridged brows, a beaked nose, recessed eyes, prominent ears and a slit mouth, surmounted by a conical cap, the surface coated with thin silver and gold sheet 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) high excluding tenon
A CANAANITE BRONZE FIGURE
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY B.C.
A CANAANITE BRONZE FIGURE CIRCA 12TH CENTURY B.C. Solid-cast, the elongated figure standing with the feet apart on an integral plinth, a tenon below, wearing a kilt with a raised band on its upper and lower edges, the navel and nipples raised, an M-shaped ridge arching over the nipples, the arms lowered with the now-missing forearms likely once projecting forward, the oval face with ridged brows, a beaked nose, recessed eyes, prominent ears and a slit mouth, surmounted by a conical cap, the surface coated with thin silver and gold sheet 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) high excluding tenon
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