Old Babylonian Terracotta Plaque with God in Chariot Drawn by Lions

EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

6 1/8 in. (655 grams total, 15.6 cm high including stand).

Rectangular in plan with raised and moulded design: facing bearded figure with headdress and weapons gripped in his hands on his chest, joined at his waist to a three-tier band of pellets, and flanked by undulating flames; beneath the band a smaller facing bust above a line of four figures on a dais; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

London, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.

CONDITION

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LOT 1599