WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE DECORATED HORSE BIT

1st millennium BC. A bronze horse bit in the form of a bar with curled ends and with figure of a horse at each end pierced in the body to pass bar through. 227 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/4"). Private collecti

Circa 13th-15th century A.D. In the form of a stylised horse, the body and tail with gilded line detailing; hollow, the mechanism not present. Cf. The British Museum, museum number OA+.1343 and 1872,0

Dimension: 1 37/64 inches New - Produced within the last 20 years Vintage - Over 20 years of age but less than 100 years of age Antique - Over 100 years of age but less than 500 years of age Ancient -

Circa 1st millennium B.C. A biconical bronze bead decorated with shallow vertical ribs around the exterior; large diameter piercing for suspension. 19.6 grams, 19 mm (3/4 in.). Acquired in Jerusalem,

Relic from the Western Asiatic region, this bronze stamp with a horse engraving and loop dates back to the 1st to 5th century AD. Measuring 3.5x3 cm, this artifact holds both historical and artistic s

A Western Asiatic bronze figure of a horse, c. 1200 - 800 BC, with long slender body and legs and long tail. The head is detailed, the flattened muzzle with mouth, domed eyes and alert ears; at the sh

Ca. 900-700 BC An extremely fine and ancient Elamite bronze sword featuring a thin sharp blade with pair of prominent midribs decoratively conjoining to the cylindrical hilt. The hilt is decorated wit

c. 1100- 7th century BC. Western Asiatic. Large bulbous bronze vessel with flat base and a long spout. Decorated with hemispherical rivets encircling the base of the spout where it is attached to the

Luristan bronze horse bit, Possibly 18th-12th c. BCE, Western Iran, naturally patinated bronze, consisting of one side panel of complete bit, together with a bird-form finial, 3"h x 4"w (larger) Prove

c. 2000- 7th century BC. Western Asiatic. Beautiful bronze vase featuring a flat foot with the sides of the body slightly flaring outwards terminating at a flared rim. The shoulder is decorated with a

c. 1200 to 800 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan Culture. A large bronze age wheel pendant comprising circular hoop and crossed spokes. The wheel and its spokes are decorated with numerous applied spheres

c. 800-600 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan Culture. Heavy cast bronze bracelet with a D-shaped section and sheer terminals, now patinated in a stunning turquoise green. The bracelet's band is decorated

Ca. 1200-700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze sword with an elongated, leaf-shaped blade whose raised midrib bifurcates at the base of the blade. The conical handle is beautifully decorated with r

1st millennium BC. A bronze axehead with flaring blade decorated with a crouching lion with hooked axe shape coming out of its mouth; blade is attached to the haft by a lion head; haft decorated with

1st millenium BC. A bronze Bactrian ring with large circular bezel decorated with concentric spiral pattern and applied cross with forked ends, marked with pellets at the intersections; hoop with conc

Western Asiatic/Aegan, ca. 1200-700 BC. A two-edged bronze blade, leaf-shaped with rectangular tang, corrugated midrib extending almost to the tip and flared at the shoulder, decorated with vertical g

Ca. 1st Millennium BC A bronze incense burner with well defined decoration to the handle and pan. The underside decorated with motifs including small floral shaped patterns; on the front the burner is

Ca. 2000-1750 BC A finely cast ancient Canaanite bronze socketed D-shaped axe head featuring a semicircular tongue-shaped cutting blade, decorated with two incised channels, two elliptical countersunk

2nd millennium BC. A large tubular bronze cudgel with bands of raised ribs to the shaft, flared handle. Cf. Legrain, L. Luristan Bronzes in the University Museum, Pennsylvania, 1934, item 48. 443 gram

13th-6th century BC. A large bronze axehead with v-shaped socket and swept lower edge to the blade; raised rib to the socket. 345 grams, 17.8cm (7"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired prior to

14th-10th century BC. A triangular Bronze Age blade with shallow midrib, short decorative ribbed neck and long split socket with two piercings for attachment. 155 grams, 32cm (12 1/2"). London private

14th-10th century BC. A triangular Bronze Age blade with shallow midrib, short decorative ribbed neck and long split socket with two piercings for attachment. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from

13th-6th century BC. A bronze triangular arrowhead with barbs and thick midrib, neck with pointillé ornament, lozenge-section tang. 35.7 grams, 16cm (6 1/4"). Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentle

13th-6th century BC. A bronze tubular element from a sceptre with ribbed collars, band of human masks with horse-heads(?) between, finial of two lion masks. 68 grams, 11cm (4 1/4") Private collection,