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Lot 1002* - A212 Decorative Arts - jeudi, 27. mars 2025, 13h30

LOWER BODY OF AN ORANTE WEARING A KAUNAKES - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Sumerian, Early Dynastic III, ca. 2600–2350 BC
Limestone, carved all round. The lower body of a male worshipping figure on a rectangular base and leaning against a column. Ankle-length garment, so-called kaunakes. The feet in a slightly offset position. Several drill holes on the back and in the upper area of the robe. A loose stone plug, probably the former fastening of the upper body. The underside with a later felt pad.
H 31 cm.

Provenance:
- Sotheby's auction, London, July 10, 1972, lot 86.
- Swiss private collection, acquired at the above auction.

Exhibited:
Oliver Forge & Brendon Lynch: Fragments from the Tiber to the Ganges. Exhibition catalog, July 3-10, 2015, fig. 18.

Incrustations. Loose stone plug repaired. Surface rubbed, minor losses.

For a full-length figure with a smaller Kaunakes with a complete upper body but less stylized form, see Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid (published in: Boletin del Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Vol. 42/2023, Madrid 20. September 2023).

CHF 15 000 / 18 000 | (€ 15 460 / 18 560)

Vendu pour CHF 18 750 (frais inclus)