Bidspirit auction | Western Asiatic Bronze Animal Collection

Western Asiatic Bronze Animal Collection - 1st millennium B.C. and later. Mixed group comprising: lion, resting with forelegs spread, inset glass eyes (one absent); hare resting, with long ears; rooster(?) with head turned to the rear, annular socket; leaping horse with forelegs raised. 76 grams total, 25-45 mm (1 - 1 3/4 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [4, No Reserve]