A BRONZE LEOGRYPH-FORM INCENSE BURNER HANDLE

Lot 951
24.09.2020 09:30UTC -05:00
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$ 12 500
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Event locationUSA, New York
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Lot 951 | A BRONZE LEOGRYPH-FORM INCENSE BURNER HANDLE
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$ 8 000 – 12 000
A BRONZE LEOGRYPH-FORM INCENSE BURNER HANDLE

ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 2ND CENTURY BCE-CE 2ND CENTURY

Cast in the form of an outstretched leogryph, with mouth agape with fangs bared below bulging eyes, the pointed ears centered by a spiked mane leading to the diminutive wings at the shoulder, each incised with a feathered motif, and the attenuated body leading to a lug-form tail above the hind legs

7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) long

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