ELABORATE WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE PAIR OF HARNESS RINGS
Ca. 1000-800 AD.
A rare Luristan bronze pair of harness rings; cast in a beautiful style, each depicting a stag with long, curved horns between two zoomorphic beasts. A great example that once was part of the elaborate equipment of an important person’s horse. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 1988.102.23.
Size: L:50mm / W:65mm ; 74g
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 450 - 900