URARTIAN CAULDRON WITH GAZELLE PROTOMES. Ca. 900 BC. A bronze cauldron with three gazelle-head protomes set on the shoulder. The deep globular body rises to a thick everted lip; each protome projects with short upturned horns and a pointed muzzle. The sides curve down to a short ring foot with a flat resting surface.For similar see: T. Deszo, Z. Niederreiter, C. Bodnar. Urartian Bronzes. A Preliminary Report on a Looted Hoard of Urartian Bronzes, (Antiqua et Orientalia 8, Assyriologia 11), Budapest, 2021, Eötvös Kiadó, Fig. 2.Size: 145mm x 200mm; Weight: 855gProvenance: Private London collection; formerly in French 1970s collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.