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PROPERTY OF A PROMINENT WEST COAST CULTURAL INSTITUTION
A LURISTAN BRONZE STANDARD FINIAL
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A LURISTAN BRONZE STANDARD FINIAL
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY
In the form of the "master of the animals" flanked by predatory feline heads on curved necks, the lower half a mirror image of the upper, on a bottle-shaped support; together with a Luristan shallow bowl and vessel; six later vessels or kohl tubes, each with four legs; and a modern metal jug with horizontal bands
11 7/8in. (31.5cm.) high for the finial (10)
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY
In the form of the "master of the animals" flanked by predatory feline heads on curved necks, the lower half a mirror image of the upper, on a bottle-shaped support; together with a Luristan shallow bowl and vessel; six later vessels or kohl tubes, each with four legs; and a modern metal jug with horizontal bands
11 7/8in. (31.5cm.) high for the finial (10)