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Museum August Kestner Luristan. Antike Bronzen aus dem Iran [1971.071]
1971.071 Tierfigur (Museum August Kestner CC BY-NC-SA)
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Horned Animal Figurine

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The highly stylized, horned animal figure has four short, stubby legs with pointed or rounded ends. The torso extends straight rounded plastically to the forelegs. The neck is thinner than the torso and is raised at a 45° angle. The head shows no facial expression and forms a triangle in profile. Ears are not present, only a strongly accentuated, protruding horn that points forward.
It is possible that this is a simplified figure of a bovid.
Above the front legs the figure is horizontally pierced.
(Text: S. Arnhold)

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Bronze

Museum August Kestner

Object from: Museum August Kestner

Das Museum August Kestner ist benannt nach August Kestner (1777-1853). Das älteste städtische Museum in der Landeshauptstadt Hannover wird von einer...

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