Lot 874
Breast ornament from a horse harness, eastern regions of the Fertile Crescent, 8th century B.C.
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Pectoral ornament from a horse harness. Band with two bent hooks as terminals on each side, serving as loops for attachment. On the upper side five upward-pointing tongues with a conical boss in the centre of the circularly thickened ends, each surrounded by nine small bosses. Along the lower border of the tongues, double lines composed of individual dot punches. Below the tongues, in the centre of the band, flat bosses surrounded by small bosses; between them rows of three bosses. Dark green Patina with scattered oxide deposits. On the reverse, a strip of Plexiglas mounted at the bottom to stabilise the object and allow it to be displayed upright. One of the hooks broken off at the border. Otherwise intact. Length 53 cm. Height 15 cm. CULTURAL ASSET!Provenance: Private French collection, acquired from the Axel Guttmann Collection (1944–2001). Inventory number still affixed to the reverse: AG 299.
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