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THBRare Scythian / Cimmerian Bronze Horse Harness (6)
Lot 86a
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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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Aug 2, 2018
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2018-08-02 10:00:00
2018-08-02 10:00:00
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Featuring two incredible collections - one in storage for more than 20 years! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring two incredible collections - one in storage for more than 20 years! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Central Asia, Scythian and / or Cimmerian, ca. mid 1st millennium BCE. An absolutely stunning collection of six bronze pieces that once formed the decorative components of a horse harness. Four are cross-shaped bosses with incised sunbursts and curved, projecting arms; their backs are crossed slats, used for attachment. Another is a ram's-head-shaped loop, complete with two spiral-shaped horns. The final piece is oval-shaped, with the sides cut out and the same cross and sunburst form above a curved, crescent-shaped end that looks like a ceremonial blade. The back has two loops for attachment (one remains) while the lower, blade-like part is stamped with six concentric circle motifs, often taken to be wards against the evil eye. Size of largest: 1.7" W x 2.4" H (4.3 cm x 6.1 cm)
Both the Scythians and their western Caucasus neighbors, the Cimmerians, relied upon horses as part of a nomadic lifestyle of raiding and fighting. Both are little known, best understood from Greek sources like Herodotus, having left behind little but elaborate burial mounds full of gorgeous items like these.
Provenance: private New York, USA Collection
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#128411Beautiful blue-green patina on all. All are in excellent condition with light signs of wear from age and finely preserved details aside from a loss to one half of the loop for attachment on the largest piece.Condition
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