Bidspirit auction | URARTIAN BRONZE JAR WITH BULL

URARTIAN BRONZE JAR WITH BULL HEAD - Ca. 800 - 600 BC. A bronze jar with a projecting bull-head spout. The ovoid body rises to a short neck set beneath a wide everted rim; the bull protome issues from the upper shoulder, the tubular spout pierced through the muzzle. The vessel tapers to a short foot.For similar see: T. Deszo, Z. Niederreiter, C. Bodnar, Urartian Bronzes: A Preliminary Report on a Looted Hoard of Urartian Bronzes, (Antiqua et Orientalia 8, Assyriologia 11), Budapest, 2021, Eötvös Kiadó, Fig. 4.Size: 195mm x 180mm; Weight: 1.1kgProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s in Belgium; previously in 1980s European collection.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.