Small bronze statuette representing a horned Piravend idol (restorations). In the style of Louristan of the first millennium B.C. Height Height : 7,2 cm Cubic base of yellow marble of Siena. Provenance : Collection of Mr. Paul A. (1899-1976), former director of the chalcography of the Louvre, founder then president of the Presses Universitaires de France from 1934 to 1968. Noted "ach. 1951, Horned God, art of the steppes (Louristan), early 1st millennium B.C." on a handwritten slip. Accompanied by a declaration on the honor of the daughter-in-law of the collector confirming that the object comes from the collection of her father-in-law. Expert : Mrs Laure Soustiel, 06 09 47 27 31, lauresoustiel@wanadoo.fr