LOT 326 WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE BEAST HEAD PROTOME
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Ca. 1200-700 BCA bronze tubular finial with ribbed collars, and shaft widening at one end to form a schematic lion protome. The lion was a symbol of power among aristocrats and royalty in ancient Western Asiatic society and this piece probably reflects a claim to power on the part of its owners.Size: L:90mm / W:40mm ; 120gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s.
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