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1274 - BRONZE AGE BRONZE HORSE BIT WITH MASTER OF ANIMALS BETWEEN G…

Estimate £750 - £1,500

Description

BRONZE AGE BRONZE HORSE BIT WITH MASTER OF ANIMALS BETWEEN GOATS AND TREES Ca. 1200 - 800 BC. A bronze horse bit with a straight mouthpiece and two openwork rectangular cheekpieces. Each cheekpiece is cast with a central Master of Animals figure standing frontally between two goats, grasping them by the necks, and flanked by stylised trees. For similar see: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation M.76.97.106. Size: 170mm x 100mm; Weight: 355g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously part of an Oxfordshire ancient art collection; acquired from a Canadian collection formed between the 1970s and 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 10/04/2026 at 2:00 PM

Pictures credits:

Apollo Art Auctions Ltd