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THBAncient Anatolian Bronze Chariot and Bulls
Lot 56
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2019-08-06 11:00:00
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- Lot Description
Ancient Near East, central Anatolia (Turkey), ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A delightful miniature bronze chariot or wagon, pulled by two solid cast oxen, featuring four large, flat, disc-shaped wheels, a rectangular cart with a hinged shaft ending in an attachment for the oxen. Around the body of the chariot is a small railing/balustrade composed of multiple thin bronze wires fixed together. Similar examples - see the Christie's listing below - show that this item would have once had bronze wires that formed reins - some of the remains of these can be seen near the oxen's heads. Votive chariots like this one are found throughout the ancient Near East and western Asia from this time period, but the Anatolian ones, in contrast to horse-drawn war chariots found in the Levant and Mesopotamia, are drawn by oxen. Are these farm carts? Do they signify the importance of agricultural production in Anatolian society? Whatever the meaning, this piece was made to be placed into a temple, cache, or tomb as an offering. Size: 9.45" L x 3.35" W x 3.7" H (24 cm x 8.5 cm x 9.4 cm)
See a similar example that sold at Christie's in 2014 for GBP 50,000 (approximately $70,000 USD): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/an-anatolian-bronze-chariot-circa-mid-2nd-millennium-5776268-details.aspx
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-William Froelich collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1970s
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#146861The piece is delicate, with some small losses/breaks on the reins and on the front upper side of the chariot. Rich, dark patina on surface with extensive deposits. Oxen move freely and are not fully attached to cart. Wheels still turn easily and the hinge of the yoke is also movable. One wheel is not fully attached and may be contemporary in age but not original to this chariot.Condition
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