Lot Essay
For a related belt see no. 39 in Merhav, et al, A Glimpse into the Past, The Joseph Ternbach Collection. This is thought to be of Urartian workmanship with Caucasian "animal style" influence.
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
AN ANATOLIAN BRONZE BELT
Details
AN ANATOLIAN BRONZE BELT
Circa 8th-7th Century B.C.
Of hammered sheet bronze, the center embossed with a band of eleven ibex, each standing with their legs together on a dotted ring, over which is an incised band of cross-hatched lines, with dotted triangles on either side, with similar incised bands along the edges, the ends pierced for attachement to a leather backing
3 3/4 (1.5cm) high
Circa 8th-7th Century B.C.
Of hammered sheet bronze, the center embossed with a band of eleven ibex, each standing with their legs together on a dotted ring, over which is an incised band of cross-hatched lines, with dotted triangles on either side, with similar incised bands along the edges, the ends pierced for attachement to a leather backing
3 3/4 (1.5cm) high