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Ancient Scythian Bronze Attachments - Caribou (pr)

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Description

**First Time At Auction**

Ancient Central/Eastern Europe, Black Sea region, Scythian culture, ca. 4th century BCE. An incredible pair of cast-bronze harness attachments, each in the shape of a recumbent caribou with legs tucked beneath the slender body and an impressive rack of antlers balanced effortlessly above the head. Each mammalian creature peers forward with enormous eyes and features a slender, blunt snout that is slightly elevated, with one bearing a single raised ear and the other with an incised ear. Rich layers of naturally-occurring patina have formed across the surfaces of each attachment in hues of green and russet. Size of largest: 3.2" W x 3.3" H (8.1 cm x 8.4 cm); 4.1" H (10.4 cm) on included custom stand.

Published in Eisenberg, J. "Art of the Ancient World." Vol. XXV, p. 91, fig. 211.

Provenance: ex-Royal Athena Galleries, New York City, New York, USA; ex-German private collection, acquired from Trajan Auctions, Paris, France, April 2005

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Condition

Lighter attachment with professional repair and restoration; darker attachment is intact. Each with light abrasions and softening to finer details, otherwise in great condition. Fantastic preservation to finer details and patina coloration.