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Western Asiatic Bronze Bifacial Horse Harness Pendant with Sun and Lion and Inscription Western Asiatic Bronze Bifacial Horse Harness Pendant with Sun and Lion and Inscription Western Asiatic Bronze Bifacial Horse Harness Pendant with Sun and Lion and Inscription Western Asiatic Bronze Bifacial Horse Harness Pendant with Sun and Lion and Inscription Western Asiatic Bronze Bifacial Horse Harness Pendant with Sun and Lion and Inscription Western Asiatic Bronze Bifacial Horse Harness Pendant with Sun and Lion and Inscription
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LOT 1305

Western Asiatic Bronze Bifacial Horse Harness Pendant with Sun and Lion and Inscription

CIRCA 17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (8.75 grams, 44 mm).

Rectangular plaque with a tab and loop above, one side showing an advancing lion with a rising sun behind, the other side with a four-line inscription. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Literature

Cf. a 19th-century bazuband arm amulet from Iraq or Iran with a similar image in the British Museum, Revealing the mystery of Amulets in the Islamic World, exhibition on 1st of September 2014, Room 3, London, 2014, p.8.

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LOT 1305

Western Asiatic Bronze Bifacial Horse Harness Pendant with Sun and Lion and Inscription

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

Current bid: £5 +BP*
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