Lot 79

URARTIAN BELT

URARTU, IRON AGE III, C. 7TH CENTURY B.C.

£1,500

African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History

Auction: 5 May 2020 at 12:00 BST

Description

engraved bronze, of typical form, with incisions along the border for attachment to a leather backing, decorated with images from mythical scenes; goats, lions and otherworldly creatures are hunted by archers, the panels are separated by images of flowers, palm and date trees, mounted on a plexiglass backing, with an Axel Guttmann collection label reading "AG. R 248"

Dimensions

42.5 cm diameter

Footnote

Provenance:

Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, exhibited at Mr. Guttmann's private museum outside Berlin, collection number AG. R 248.

Note:

For a similar example please see The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 52.123.