Bactrian or Luristan Bronze Animal Amulet, ca. 2500-1700 BCE

Possibly a dog or horse, fashioned standing with tail and tall ears, front and back legs cast together. Some definition on face showing the eyes. Apprx 1"T x 1.75"L. From the collection of Juliane and

Category: Figurines and Statuettes Originating from the Iron Age Luristan culture in ancient Persia, this bronze chess piece features an animal head with exaggerated horns, possibly a mythological cre

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan culture, Early Bronze Age, ca. 2500 to 2000 BCE. Perhaps one of the earliest dagger variants from the L

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran or Iraq, Luristan or Mesopotamia / Sumer, Bronze Age, ca. 2500 to 2000 BCE. This is a beautiful example of a cast bronze axe-pick with a sophisticated design to th

Ancient Near East, Bactrian, ca. 2200 to 1700 BCE. A very fine Bactrian bronze stamp seal of a circular form with ornate openwork compartmentalized designs representing a profile-headed bird with outs

Ancient Near East, most likely Iran, ca. 2500 to 2000 BCE. This is a cast copper alloy pick-axe with a round, elongated shaft hole and a butt with four blunted spikes. Where the shaft hole meets the t

Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 2500 to 2000 BCE. This is a bronze votive axe that would have been placed atop a standard for ceremonial purposes; it has a small, round socket and a hook along the top of t

**Originally Listed At $250** Ancient Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. A fascinating bronze-cast stamp of spindle form with a circular base and smaller annular top fixed with a loop for s

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 2500 to 2000 BCE. A cast-bronze stamp seal with a narrow, pierced handle protruding from the verso. The ovoid stamp face features a series

Ancient Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 2500 to 2000 BCE. An exemplary leaded bronze pitcher presenting a discoid foot, a short, cylindrical leg, a tear-drop form body, a narrow neck, and a spout in the sh

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze stamp seal with an abstract standing zebu figure acting as the handle. The zebu is a domesticated form of the Asian a

Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 BCE. This is a cast bronze standard with the Janus-featured god Sraosha grasping the necks of two animals at the top; he has three heads repeating on either side of

Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. A cast bronze standard or finial, with a hollow tube form, featuring twin lionesses (or some other leonine animal) joined at paws and feet. Many of thes

Northwest Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1200 to 1000 BCE. Very rare and desirable bronze axe. Long socket with adze-shaped blade, some form of animal (looks like a shrew, but probably a dog or feline) o

**Originally Listed At $150** Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A gorgeous pair of circular bracelets made of cast bronze, each with a sturdy composition forming a h

Ancient Near, East, modern day Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. An incredible example of a bronze hollow tubular standard in the style of a "master of animals". This motif features god-like figure

Ancient Near East, modern day Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. A bronze hollow tubular standard in the form of a "master of animals", rendered as a rod between the heads and necks of stylized snar

Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. This is a bronze bracelet with two "master of animals" heads. The "master of animals", usually found on tubular standards, is a subhuman figure standing

Ancient Near East, modern northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A wonderful example of a hollow tubular standard finial in the "master of animals" style, cast in two separate pieces. This

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. An intriguing cast-bronze standard finial in the form known as the "master of animals." The composition depicts an abstr

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan culture, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A cast-bronze zoomorph of characteristically abstract form standing atop slender, delineated legs w

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hollow cast-bronze tubular standard in the style of a "master of animals," a Janus-headed figure whose body is represented as the

Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. A hefty ball-shaped mace head, hand-carved from a mottled green stone with dark inclusions, with a central hafting hole oriented vertically through the mi

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. A bronze hollow tubular standard in the style of a "master of animals", a subhuman figure standing above th