LURISTAN BRONZE HERALDIC STANDARD, C.500BC

Near East, Western Iran, Luristan, ca. 8th to 7th century BCE. Presenting an intricate design comprised of two confronting felines with gaping jaws and exposed fangs, each with a slender elongated bod

Circa Early 1st Millennium BC In the form of the "Master of the Animals," with a central tube terminating in a janiform human head, two animals on either side held by the central figure, with curving

A Luristan Bronze Standard Finial with Two Ibexes Circa 9th-7th Century B.C. Height 9 inches. Provenance: Charles Ede Ltd., London, 1985 Property from the George R. Francoeur Trust, Bloomfield Hills,

A Luristan Bronze Standard Finial with the Master of the Animals Circa 9th-7th Century B.C. Height 11 5/8 inches. Property from the George R. Francoeur Trust, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, sold to benef

Luristan Bronze Standard Finial Circa 900-700 B.C. or later Height 7 7/8 inches (as is) Provenance: Estate of Dina Recanati 944 5th Ave, New York

Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. This is a bronze hollow tubular standard in the form of two animals with long necks, bodies, and tails stretched out and joined at each paw and their mo

Standard finial, or an idol, having traces of gilt overall, cast with flat back, depicting a standing figure, with tall stylized hair and a suggestion of a robe, with arms downward at sides, facial fe

Luristan bronze standard finial, 1200-800 BC, the hollow tubular finial executed in the double-sided 'Master of Animals' motif, depicting a stylized human figure holding fantastical zoomorphic creatur

A Luristan bronze Master-of-Animals standard finial Circa 8th-7th Century B.C. In the form of a janus-headed hero holding a beast in each hand depicted with cockerel heads, the body cast with three f

Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. This is a bronze standard with the Janus-featured god Sraosha grasping the necks of two rampant lions depicted at the top. The bottom is a narrow bell-s

From the ancient Near East, Iran/Iraq, Luristan, ca. 800 to 600 BCE. This is a simple cast bronze standard of the classic Luristan style, with a long, bell-shaped end attached to a thin tube on a flar

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

Ancient Near East, modern day Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. A bronze finial featuring the bodies of two ibexes facing away from one another and joined together mid-torso. Their faces have wide,

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, Northwest iran, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. One of the finest Master of Animal standards we have seen. Thin cast bronze of an anthropomorphic figure with long arched nose, cont

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

Northwest Iran, Luristan culture, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. Gorgeous bronze standard in the form commonly called "master of animals." Janus-headed human figure grasps an animal head wi

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $500** Ancient Near East, modern day Ir

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

Northwest Iran, Luristan culture, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. Gorgeous open-work bronze standard in the form commonly called "master of animals." Janus-headed human figure grasps an anim

Ca. 8th to 7thC. BCE. Approx. H: (without the stand) 5 5/8". There are two repairs with pins at one spot on each neck-see pics. Otherwise good and original with no other repairs or replaced parts. Lik

LOT (8) ASSORTED LURISTAN BRONZE GARMENT AND FINIAL PINS, C.500BC. LENGTH 6 3/4-10"

**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

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