A LARGE SELJUK BRONZE FIGURE OF A BIRD
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
Khorasan, Eastern Iran or Central Asia, 10th - 12th century

In the shape of a duck or partridge with a flattened pointy tale, standing on webbed feet, the wings and tail feathers incised in uneven lines to give a sense of naturalism, the breast enhanced with an openwork drop-shaped medallion decorated with foliage and vegetal motifs, with a movable articulated beak and hollow eyes, 18.5cm high.