Luristan Bronze Whetstone Socket, Ibex Head

13th-6th century BC. A hollow-cast bronze tapering socket with folded leg detail to the underside, short curved neck, triangular head with pellet eyes, triangular beard and recurved horns attached to

Near East, Iron Age I, ca. 1350 to 1000 BCE. The hollow bronze socket cast in the form of the foreparts of an ibex, front legs tucked beneath the body, antlers spiral backwards to form loopsed horns c

An ancient Near Eastern Luristan cast bronze whetstone finial modeled in the form of an leaping Ibex, circa 1000 BC to 600 BC. The animal is modeled with a slender body, with both front legs tucked un

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A handsome trio of Near Eastern cast bronze ibexes, each stylized with high horns and curled tails. Loopholes are integr

Near East, modern-day Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A rare example of a lost-wax cast bronze adze head with its cylindrical socket in the form of a snarling lion. The blade itself is flat and u

Northwest Iran to eastern turkey, Central Asia, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. From some of the ancient world's finest metalsmiths. Fine cast bronze whetstone handle with original whetstone. In the fo

Luristan bronze Ibex figure, circa 400 BCE, modeled as a standing Ibex with horns curving back over the head, having allover verdigris patina, the legs joined by a rectangular base, with a custom sati

Ancient Luristan Bronze Whetstone with Stag c.1000 BC. Size 9 7/8 inches length. Fine Near Eastern Luristan whetstone finial with hollow Bronze head of a Stag. Condition: whetstone repaired from two p

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze axe head of intimidating form bearing a vertical blade edge that extends from a lengthy neck. The cylindrical socketi

Luristan; Early 1st millenium BC Depicting an Ibex head with two feline creatures. Fine style and lovely patina. Custom mount. Dimensions 3 1/8" (8 cm) Provenance: Provenance: The John J. Sloc

Luristan, modern-day Iran, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. This is a heavy, cast bronze axe head with a flat, curved axe head and a blunt, cylindrical socket. Ancient Luristan was a series of parallel fertile va

Ancient Luristan Bronze Axe with Ibex c.1000 BC. Size 6 inches length x 4 inches wide. + mount. Rare ancient Luristan bronze Axe head with two Ibex and a lion. RARE... Provenance: Ex David Saidian Est

Ca. 1800-600 BC A fine ancient Luristan cast bronze pin, displaying a needle-shaped body terminating in an ibex head. The animal is modelled in a stylised manner with emphasized facial features, such

**Originally Listed At $600** Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1000 BCE. A lost wax cast bronze axe head with a cylindrical socket. Projecting from the back of the socket is a spiked butt with four sh

Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1000 BCE. A lost wax cast bronze axe head with a cylindrical socket. Projecting from the back of the socket is a spiked butt with four short spikes. The blade has a wi

Luristan, modern day northern Iran, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A highly decorated example of a Luristan bronze mace head, with a long cylindrical socket handle decoratively flared; terminating in a beautifu

Ca. 1250-650 BC A bronze terminal for a whetstone in the form of an ibex with small triangular head, long recurved horns, large discoid eyes and lanceolate ears, lying in a recumbent pose underneath a

Central Asia, northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, end of 2nd beginning of the first millennium BCE. Bronze battle axe head in cast bronze. Oval socket with small spike to one end, long sweeping blade

13th-6th century BC. A substantial bronze axehead with tubular socket and two heads; one arranged horizontally at a right-angle with waisted profile and D-shaped cutting edge; the other arranged verti

Ancient Near East, Luristan or other cultural area around the Caspian Sea, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A near miniature bronze cast axe head with a narrow, cylindrical socket, and a short blade that flares o

Luristan Bronze finial of Ibex C.1000 BC. EX Sackler collection. a Rare Ancient Luristan Bronze Finial (weapon sharpner fitting) with the original whetstone attached to it. size 12 3/4 inches length.

13th-6th century BC. A bronze whetstone finial in the form of a leaping ibex with tubular body, forelegs drawn up beneath the shoulders, arched neck, curved horns with lobes to the outer faces; mounte

Ancient Near East, modern day Iran, Luristan, ca. 1100 BCE. A cast bronze tubular mace head with a flared rim that extends to the socket mouth. A bulbous flanged section with a quilted pattern fills o

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran / Turkey, Luristan, Iron Age, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. A bronze axe head of dramatic form mold-cast, with a pick like blade, flared butt end, and a cylindrical socket