The Amy & Elliot Lawrence Collection
The Amy & Elliot Lawrence Collection
Luristan Bronze Harness Ring, Western Persia, circa 8th - 7th Century BC
Auction Closed
May 24, 03:58 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Luristan Bronze Harness Ring, Western Persia, circa 8th - 7th Century BC
surmounted by the head of a mouflon with long aquiline muzzle and great sweeping horns, a roaring feline with gaping jaws couchant on the shoulder, a suspension ring behind.
Height: 3 1/8 in (7.9 cm)
Dr Frederick R. Pleasants, New York and Tucson
Merton D. Simpson, New York, acquired from the above
Acquired from the above
Merton D. Simpson, New York, acquired from the above
Acquired from the above
Cf. P. R. S. Moorey, Catalogue of the Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1971, pls. 24-26, for related harness rings. For a harness ring of similar quality compare the example in the Barnet Collection, Sotheby’s, New York, The Shape of Beauty: Sculpture from the Collection of Howard and Saretta Barnet, May 14, 2018, no. 28.