BRONZE AGE BRONZE IBEX WHETSTONE PROTOME OR FINIAL Ca. 900 - 800 BC. A cast bronze whetstone protome or a finial modelled as the forepart of an ibex. Two arched horns rise from the head, curving back over the body. The cylindrical socket flares slightly at the rim and terminates in a pronounced collar. For similar see: The Harvard Museum, Object Number 2023.501.46. Size: 118mm x 60mm; Weight: 80g Provenance: Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in a Belgian private collection of A.G. 1980s.