PAIR OF ASSYRIAN BRONZE PLAQUES WITH ANIMALS Ca. 800 - 600 BC. A pair of bronze plaques, each depicting a long-legged quadruped with an elongated muzzle, ribbed body, and incised detailing along the limbs, tail, and horns. One plaque is oval in form and shows the animal in profile facing right, while the other is more trapezoidal and shows the animal facing left.For similar see: J. Curtis, An Examination of Late Assyrian Metalwork with special eference to Nimrud, 2013, Plate LXXV.Size: 46-47mm x 30-35mm; Weight: 14gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.