Western Asiatic Bronze Animal Collection

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER

1 - 1 3/4 in. (76 grams total, 25-45 mm).

Mixed group comprising: lion, resting with forelegs spread, inset glass eyes (one absent); hare resting, with long ears; rooster(?) with head turned to the rear, annular socket; leaping horse with forelegs raised. [4, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 1235