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MAINLY 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
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A GROUP OF WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZES
MAINLY 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
Including a horse harness ring surmounted with large ibex head with curling horns, two standing felines either side, the centre of the ring divided with a stylized horned head, 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high; another plain ring surmounted with standing goat, 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) high; a ribbed ring decorated with three sets of small flanges between three sets of conical ribbed knobs, 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) diam. max; a cheekpiece from a horse bit in the form of a winged animal, 3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) long; a triangular-shaped finial decorated with two ibex heads with knobbed horns, 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high; another finial with rectangular plate surmounted with two standing bulls, 3 in. (7.5 cm.) high; another with collared cylindrical shaft, terminating with three bulls' heads, remains of pin below, 4¼ in. (10.7 cm.) high; and two kohl jars, each with three ibex head protomes, one with two associated pins, jar 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high max. (14)
MAINLY 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
Including a horse harness ring surmounted with large ibex head with curling horns, two standing felines either side, the centre of the ring divided with a stylized horned head, 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high; another plain ring surmounted with standing goat, 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) high; a ribbed ring decorated with three sets of small flanges between three sets of conical ribbed knobs, 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) diam. max; a cheekpiece from a horse bit in the form of a winged animal, 3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) long; a triangular-shaped finial decorated with two ibex heads with knobbed horns, 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high; another finial with rectangular plate surmounted with two standing bulls, 3 in. (7.5 cm.) high; another with collared cylindrical shaft, terminating with three bulls' heads, remains of pin below, 4¼ in. (10.7 cm.) high; and two kohl jars, each with three ibex head protomes, one with two associated pins, jar 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high max. (14)
Provenance
Property from a Princely collection, acquired in the 1960s (see lot 115 onwards).
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