Bidspirit auction | WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE MASTER OF

WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE MASTER OF ANIMALS SCEPTRE - Ca. 1200 - 800 BC An amazing cast-bronze sceptre representing a highly stylised “master of animals”. With a long, drooping nose, bulging circular eyes, and tab-shaped ears, the figure sits in a crossed-leg position with both hands at his chest. The roaring beasts stretches their necks upward displaying sharp teeth, elongated snouts, bulbous eyes, and round ears. An openwork socket beneath the base enables the finial to be placed on the top of a standard pole for display high above the heads of onlookers. Size: 240mm x 80mm; Weight: 320g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.