Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF EARLY GREEK BRONZE

PAIR OF EARLY GREEK BRONZE ANIMALS - Ca. 800 BC. A pair of stylised bronze animal figurines, each with an elongated body, four tapering legs, and a loop set atop the back. The one on the left is cast with prominent spiral horns curving backwards from the head, while the one on the right has a downward-pointing muzzle and a prominent tail arched over the back.For similar see: A. Stipcevic, Arte degli Illiri, Edizioni del Milione , p. 86Size: 34.7-31mm x 44.3-48.8mm; Weight: 59.3gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.