Ancient Near East, Eastern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey / Armenia), Urartu culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A broad belt panel fragment hammered from a sheet of bronze that is adorned with dozens of petite, left-facing anthropomorphic and zoomorphic creatures. The foot soldiers are adorned with spears or swords, standards, and conical helmets, and several chariots have drivers as well as bow-wielding archers standing behind them in their carts. Several right-facing animals, perhaps stags, are shown running across the crowded scene. The upper and lower peripheries bear several perforations meant to suspension petite danglers. Size: 8.875" L x 5.9" W (22.5 cm x 15 cm)Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 52.123 Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, 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.PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #150027