WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE MASTER OF ANIMALS SCEPTRE

Ca. 900 - 800 BC A bronze sceptre depicting a scene commonly referred to as ‘the master of animals’. A central figure grasps the necks of two fantastical animals, probably meant to represent dragons, on either side of him, and the motif is repeated on both sides of the sceptre. Human and bird heads appear below the central figures. It may be significant that this type of object has been found only in graves. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 1996.82.1.
Size: 300mm x 55mm; Weight: 390g
Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.

Estimate: GBP 450 - 900