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THBRare / Complete Urartian Bronze Belt
Lot 94
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
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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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Ancient Near East, modern day Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, Urartu, Urartian, Iron Age III, ca. 7th century BCE. It is incredibly rare to find a complete Urartian belt. This example, made from hammered bronze and decorated in chased low relief/repousse with a central band of repeated curvilinear medallion or shield-like forms - each one framing an otherworldly winged creature or a floral blossom - as well as several animal forms (perhaps horses, gazelles, or ibexes) positioned above and below the medallions. Surrounding this central register are narrow bands comprised of double striations bordering repeated concentric circles. Finally, the belt is punched with regularly spaced perforations that line the upper and lower edges. Size: 47.25" L x 13" in diameter x 4" H (120 cm x 33 cm x 10.2 cm); 9.125" H (23.2 cm) on included custom stand.
The civilization of Urartu was one of several states that arose following the destruction of the Hittite state in approximately 1200 BCE. Others included Tabal, Phrygia, and Lydia - each one possessed its own distinct language, religion, ethnicity, and visual culture. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Heilbrunn essay, "In their inscriptions, the Assyrians of Mesopotamia refer to the Urartians as their northern enemies from the eleventh to the seventh centuries B.C. However, the earliest known Urartian written document, a rock inscription at Van (ancient Tushpa), records the earliest reference to the state. There it says that Urartu was ruled by a king named Sarduri (r. ca. 840–830 B.C.), and mentions a male deity, Haldi, the supreme god throughout Urartian history."
An Urartian bronze belt of a similar size and presenting a very similar decorative/iconographic program sold for 8,750 GBP ($11,733) at Christie's London, Sale 1561, Antiquities, October 1, 2014 - Lot 146. (https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/an-urartian-bronze-belt-circa-8th-7th-century-5826732-details.aspx)
Provenance: private Houston, Texas, USA collection
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#132966Three small fissures at upper and lower edges - each one about 1" long or less. Normal denting and surface wear commensurate with age, though most of the decorative/iconographic motifs are still visible. Rich green and russet patina graces the surface, leaving a warm finish attained over the ages.Condition
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