Description:

Central Asia/Eastern Europe, Scytho-Sarmatian (Old Ossetic), ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. Shield shaped ornamental covering/harness with two registers of animals, the lower with a pair of rearing horses confronted against a central pole standard. This trapping may have been attached to the saddle and hung across the horse's flank. Size: Piece itself measures 3-1/2" H + custom stand.

Cf. V. Nauka, Archéologie de l’Union Soviétique, 1992, p. 10, no 13. Colchis was the location of the Golden Fleece sought by Jason and the Argonauts in Apollonius Rhodius' epic tale, Argonautica. The incorporation of the Golden Fleece into the myth may have derived from the local practice of using fleeces to sift gold dust from rivers. Similar bronzes were found in the Caucasus, west of the Caspian Sea. Provenance: Ex-private JME Collection, East Coast, USA. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. #107403

  • Condition: Intact with wmall nicks to three hemispheric loops and normal surface wear. Wonderful green patina.

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