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