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LOT 0380
Near Eastern Elamite Biga Diorama
1300-900 BC
(630 grams, 15 cm).
An important cast bronze diorama of a chariot and two horses (biga) on a rectangular base; the horses in stationary pose with yoke and halters; the yoke attached to a round-section pole attached to the axle-tree of the chariot behind; the chariot formed as a saddle block with three rings to the front and reins looped over the forward beak to the driver's hands; the driver in knee-length coat, seated on the saddle block, his legs extending to the axle-tree, bearded and bare-headed.
ProvenanceProperty of a Lady; ex Klara Scott of Willesden, UK; acquired in the 1960s on the London art market.
LiteratureTypewritten summary by Prof. W.G. Lambert supplied.
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Sold for (Inc. premium): £121
