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URARTU BRONZE BELT, 8TH CENTURY BC browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000: item # 1043063
Aphrodite Ancient Art www.aphroditeancientart.com New York, USA 212.987.9878 Guest Book $15,500 |
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| Culture: Urartu/ Near Eastern. Date: 8th Century B.C. Material: Bronze. Condition: Complete, excellent, professionally restored and cleaned. Provenance: Ex: New Jersey private collection. Measurements: 44 inches long (111 cms), 3 7/8 inches wide (10 cms). Of hammered sheet bronze in four rows with columns of horses, winged animals, and birds, with single line edge borders, the edges perforated for attaching a leather lining. Very rare in such complete condition and quality. Cf: Lot 80, Christie's New York Antiquities Auction, 15 December 1994 (est. $15,000 - $20,000). Also for a recent discussion, see pp. 142-161, Kellner, "Grouping and Dating of Bronze Belts", in Mehrav, ed., Urartu. Our example belongs to Kellner's 9th Group. | ||
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