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CIRCA 10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GROUP OF THREE LURISTAN BRONZE FINIALS
CIRCA 10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
One a 'Master of Animals' finial, with two pairs of Janus heads, flanked by mythological creatures; another with openwork confronting ibexes; the third a standard base, formed of two conjoined sections, decorated with stylised animals, mounted
18.5 cm. high max. (3)
CIRCA 10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
One a 'Master of Animals' finial, with two pairs of Janus heads, flanked by mythological creatures; another with openwork confronting ibexes; the third a standard base, formed of two conjoined sections, decorated with stylised animals, mounted
18.5 cm. high max. (3)
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960s or early 1970s.
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