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8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
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A LURISTAN BRONZE JANUS-HEADED 'MASTER OF THE ANIMALS' FINIAL
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Of anthropomorphic form with three heads, flanked by two feline animals with a cockerel head projecting from the lower part of the neck, 8 in. (20.2 cm.) high; two others similar, 67/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high av.; another smaller, flanked by two rampant feline heads, 4 in. (10 cm.) high; a bronze pin with ibex terminal, another with bosses around terminal, 6 in. (15.2 cm.) long av.; three bronze finial stands, 7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high max., all early 1st millennium B.C.; and a bronze axe head butt, with four conjoined spikes, blade missing, 2nd millenium B.C., 45/8 in. (11.7 cm.) long (10)
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Of anthropomorphic form with three heads, flanked by two feline animals with a cockerel head projecting from the lower part of the neck, 8 in. (20.2 cm.) high; two others similar, 67/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high av.; another smaller, flanked by two rampant feline heads, 4 in. (10 cm.) high; a bronze pin with ibex terminal, another with bosses around terminal, 6 in. (15.2 cm.) long av.; three bronze finial stands, 7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high max., all early 1st millennium B.C.; and a bronze axe head butt, with four conjoined spikes, blade missing, 2nd millenium B.C., 45/8 in. (11.7 cm.) long (10)
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