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CIRCA 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
TWO LURISTAN BRONZE STANDARD FINIALS
Circa 9th-7th Century B.C.
One a zoomorphic tube, with a janus-headed figure above two sets of stylized animal heads; the other with two "Master of the Animals" groups, one the reverse image of the other, each with a janus-headed figure gripping the necks of two lions
6¾ in. (17.1 cm) high for the first (2)
Circa 9th-7th Century B.C.
One a zoomorphic tube, with a janus-headed figure above two sets of stylized animal heads; the other with two "Master of the Animals" groups, one the reverse image of the other, each with a janus-headed figure gripping the necks of two lions
6¾ in. (17.1 cm) high for the first (2)
Provenance
Purchased by the current owner in the early 1960s.