LURISTAN MASTER OF ANIMALS CHEEKPIECE ZAGROS MOUNTAINS, EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. cast bronze, at the centre stands a horned deity, flanked at either side by mythical beasts that he appears to be taming or mastering, his midriff forms the loop through which the bit would have been placed, presented on a bespoke mount(12.3cm tall)Provenance: Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired 1990s Note: In the early first millennium B.C. the inhabitants of the Zagros Mountains to the north of Persia produced a rich variety of bronze objects; from weaponry and standards to vessels and horse tack. The magnificence of the items associated with equestrianism, such as the present example, point to the nomadic lifestyle of the people who fashioned them. The motif depicted here of an anthropomorphic figure standing between and grasping two confronted animals is a particularly ancient one. Known as The Master of Animals, it likely represented a deity or talismanic figure with dominion over nature. The Master of Animals appeared throughout the ancient Near East and Egypt for thousands of years, with its roots sitting deep in prehistory. The earliest known example appears on a terracotta stamp seal excavated in southern Mesopotamia dated to c. 4000 B.C. The initial emergence of this motif at the time and place of the very first agricultural societies is likely not coincidental. It reflects the seminal change in our relationship with nature, from hunter gatherer to farmer. The desire to operate above, rather than within the natural world. For a similar example please see: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, accession number 1961.33.
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Alfred Minnings - The Old Demesne - a coloured print after an original by Alfred Munnings, printed by Frost and Reed circa 1949, signed by Munnings in pencil to lower margin, with blind stamp, 61 x 73.5cm, mounted in gilt frame, Bernard Bands, a signed print and two others after Margaret Tarrent and Molly Brett, all in glazed frames, (4), Location: A3F
A combination stamp, with boxwood handle and changeable brass name dies, used to mark the lead closures on barrels, comprising: Brandy, Gin, Port, Rum, Whisky. The company was J Rogers, 17 Moscow Road, Bayswater, which is stamped on the base surround,12.5cm highThese were used in the liquor trade to identify contents.Good condition
Operation Dynamo, 26th May – 4th June 1940. Cover design features a Spitfire of No. 72 Sqn., defending the Dunkirk beaches, May 1940. Special hand-stamp, 45th Anniversary of the Dunkirk Evacuation, Operation Dynamo, Dover, Kent, 4th June 2000. Signed by Wg. Cdr. Eric Barwell DFC (No. 264 Sqn. ). Good condition Est.
5th November 1940 un use Postcard Winter Aid The Card clearly shows Germany in a state of war. This is the first time a soldier is shown on a card or stamp for winter aid. The inscription between the Figures and stamp reads ‘second War. And the inscription below the figures reads ‘Fight, Work, Sacrifice. Good condition Est.
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