7th century BC. A broad hammered bronze military belt or cuirass band, the register decorated in chased low relief with hunting scenes including groups of three leaping lions, goats and bulls; stylised trees and bushes; rosettes, gryphons, huntsmen on prancing horses and other motifs between raised ribs; perforated around the edges for attachment to a leather lining; securing to one edge; mounted on a custom-made stand. See ?????, ?.?., ?????????? VI-V ??. ?? ?. ?. ? ????? ?????????, ?A, 1965; Born, H., Seidl, U., Schutzwaffen aus Assyrien und Urartu, Sammlung Axel Guttmann IV, Mainz, 1995; Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003.1.6 kg total, 41cm including stand (16 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market before 2000; believed previously part of the Axel Guttmann collection.