BACTRIAN OR ELAMITE BRONZE FIGURINE OF A HERO Ca. 1000 BC. A cast bronze male figure wearing a short skirt, depicted with squared shoulders and a long hairdo with incised details. Left arm bent at elbow, holding an implement. A spike protrudes from the top of his head, which probably once secured his headdress, now missing. Size: 135mm x 50mm; Weight: 245g Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art gallery; formerly in the property of a Tennessee physician, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Frischman Gallery, Tel Aviv, 1970s, acquired in Iran 1950s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.