7th-6th century BC. A hammered bronze fragment, possibly from a helmet, with an incised war scene depicting two victorio bearded soldiers in charge of four bound prisoners in front of a city with imposing Levantine style palatial structures; the first soldier leading the prisoners carrying a spear, bow, a short sword and a circular embossed shield on his back, the waist protected by a wide belt and wearing a long sleeveless garment, pulling the rope that the prisoners are bound with; the second soldier depicted in a similar fashion, holding the end of the rope; the four prisoners marching in pairs, dressed as dignitaries in full length fringed tunics, fillet with earflaps to the head; mounted on a ctom-made display stand. See Parrot, J., Gli Assiri, Milano, 1961; Directorate General of Antiquities, Assyrian Costumes, Les Costumes Assyriens, Baghdad, 1971; Healy, M., The Ancient Assyrians, London, 1991; Barron, A.E., Late Assyrian Arms and Armour, Art vers Artefact, Toronto, 2010; Curtis, J., An examination of late Assyrian metalwork with special reference to Nimrud, Oxford, 2013. 11.6 grams, 10.5cm wide (40 grams total, 10.5cm wide including stand) (4 (4)"). Private family collection formed in London, mid 1980s to early 1990s. Apanied by an archaeological report by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D'Amato.