A Luristan bronze 'Master of Animals' finial, in the form of an anthropomorphic Janus-headed tube, flanked by rampant monsters, cocks' heads projecting from their necks; another similar with further cocks' heads from the haunches, repaired -- 7 3/8in. (18.7cm.) and 8in. (20.3cm.) high respectively; a plain bronze standard socket, with wide everted base and narrow stem -- 8¼in. (21cm.) high; a penannular silver bracelet, in the form of a rectangular band decorated with chased lines, punched dots and zigzag motif; another five similar -- 2½in. (6.4cm.) diam. max.; a bone handle of waisted quadrangular form, decorated with incised circle and dot motif, remains of four short legs -- 5¾in. (14.5cm.) high; and a group of fragmentary sheet silver and bronze panels, possibly from armour, with punched and incised decoration, all early 1st millennium B.C. (a lot)

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A Luristan bronze 'Master of Animals' finial, in the form of an anthropomorphic Janus-headed tube, flanked by rampant monsters, cocks' heads projecting from their necks; another similar with further cocks' heads from the haunches, repaired -- 7 3/8in. (18.7cm.) and 8in. (20.3cm.) high respectively; a plain bronze standard socket, with wide everted base and narrow stem -- 8¼in. (21cm.) high; a penannular silver bracelet, in the form of a rectangular band decorated with chased lines, punched dots and zigzag motif; another five similar -- 2½in. (6.4cm.) diam. max.; a bone handle of waisted quadrangular form, decorated with incised circle and dot motif, remains of four short legs -- 5¾in. (14.5cm.) high; and a group of fragmentary sheet silver and bronze panels, possibly from armour, with punched and incised decoration, all early 1st millennium B.C. (a lot)

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