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This pair of arms was (intended to be) inserted into a bronze figurine.
Sculped out of bone (the cheaper alternative for ivory). Urartian, 8th- 7th century BC.
Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: ‘Urartu, vergeten cultuur uit het bergland Armenië’ – Cataloog Tentoonstelling Gent okt ’82-jan ’83.
Copyright Dick Osseman. For use see my Profile.
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