LATE ASSYRIAN CART FITTING WITH RECUMBENT LION

Ca. 600 BC. A cast bronze cart fitting formed as a rectangular tang surmounted by a recumbent lion. The feline rests on a moulded collar with the head turned slightly, forepaws extended along the plinth and haunches tucked, the mane and tail indicated by raised ridges. For similar see: J. Curtis, An Examination of Late Assyrian Metalwork, Cat. 874. Size: 48mm x 19mm; Weight: 12.7g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1980s;