Lot 285
285
A GROUP OF LURISTAN BRONZE RINGS AND PENDANTS
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A GROUP OF LURISTAN BRONZE RINGS AND PENDANTS

MAINLY CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

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A GROUP OF LURISTAN BRONZE RINGS AND PENDANTS
MAINLY CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
Including three diamond-shaped cage pendants, three plain crescent-shaped penannular rings, seven similar shaped ribbed rings and a penannular ring with incised decoration and knobbed terminals, 3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) diam. max; and 23 various bronze pins including one with head in shape of stylized bird, various pins with conical heads, two with twin disc heads with compartmented geometric patterns; and six others with similar floral heads, 9 in. (23 cm.) long max., all 1st millennium B.C., all mounted(a lot)
Provenance
Property from a Princely collection, acquired in the 1960s (see lot 115 onwards).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.

Lot Essay

For similar Bactrian pins with compartmented floral and geometric pattern heads and a discussion on their similarity and use as stamp seals, cf. H. Pittman, Art of the Bronze Age, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1984, pp. 48-49, nos. 20 a-c.

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