Rare Luristan Bronze Shield Boss

Ancient Luristan Bronze shield boss c.1000 BC. Size 6 1/8 inches diameter. Unusual Bronze shield boss. Overall earthen patina. Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assi

Ancient Luristan Bronze shield boss c.1000 BC. Size 6 5/8 inches diameter. Unusual Bronze shield boss with studs around the edge held to the shield with iron pins. Overall earthen patina. Provenance:

**First Time At Auction** Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 BCE. A pair of cast bronze shield bosses, each round, with a raised, half sphere at its center and a deliberately drilled per

Roman Empire, British Military Legion, ca, 2nd to 4th century CE. Large and extremely rare bronze shield boss. Used by Roman legion foot soldiers to deflect blows to their shield. Large round plate do

9th-6th century B.C. A bronze discoid shield boss with raised and domed centre, repouss? border with later added eagles; central perforation for attachment to a shield. See Godard, A., Les Bronzes du

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A slender cast-bronze beaker with a mammiform base, smooth walls which taper slightly, a deep interior cavity, and a

Northwest Iran, Luristan culture, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. An incredible large ritual mace head in very heavy bronze. Acorn shaped cast bronze with two splayed lions (or lion skins) t

Luristan, Northwestern Iran, ca. 900 to 700 BCE. Some of the rarest weaponry you can find! Bronze handle/ hilt in the form of a mythical beast holding a long iron blade. In the vast majority of these

Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1000 BCE. A fantastic find! A short bronze dagger with a short, straight blade ending in an abruptly tapered tip. A thin handle made of silver has an upturned pommel i

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, northwestern Iran, Luristan, Iron Age I-II, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast bronze axe head of dramatic form with a lengthy triangular blade, a zoomorphic head adorning the neck, and a

A Persian bronze shield boss Circa 8th-7th Century B.C. Rising to a pointed dome at the centre, with pierced rim, 26.5cm diam. Footnotes: Provenance: Elias-Vaes Collection, Holland, acquired 1960-197

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A rare cast-bronze axe head of sturdy form featuring a cylindrical socketing shaft adorned with 2 abstract zoomorphic creatures. Th

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. This is certainly the most interesting bronze axe head from Luristan that I have seen! The blade is thin

Northwest Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. Rare and quite lovely bronze situla in a style known as "button based" for obvious reasons. Created with multiple vertical ribs and fine incised d

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

Rare LURISTAN BRONZE Female goddess c.1st millennium BC. Size 4 1/4 inches high. Fine details Solid Bronze female goddess standing with her hands on her waist carrying a twin handled vessel on her hea

Ancient Roman Bronze shield boss c.2nd century AD. Size 9 inches diameter. Ex Private NYC collection acquired prior to 1990's in the London Market.

Pair of Ancient Roman Bronze shield boss c.2nd century AD. Size 9 inches diameter. Ex Private NYC collection acquired prior to 1990's in the London Market

Rare Luristan BRONZE Female figure c.1st millennium BC. Size 3 1/8 inches high. Fine details Solid Bronze standing female figure. Choice patina. Condition: perfect. Provenance: Ex Mr David Saidian Est

Ancient Near East, modern day northern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A heavy bronze idol in the form of a cylinder with a low relief anthropomorphic face on one side. This may be a depiction of

**Originally Listed At $150** Northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. late 3rd to 1st millennium BCE. A lovely, solid, cast bronze avian pendant from this region, either perching or mid flight with o

Ancient Roman Bronze Shield Boss with a Lion c. 2nd century AD. Size 1 1/8 inches Diameter (3 cm). A fine example of an applique Bronze Shield Boss used for decorating army shield with head of a Lion

Ancient Roman Bronze Shield Boss with Satyr head c.1st-2nd century AD. Size 1 3/4 inches wide. A cast bronze shield boss with Satyr head. Provenance: Ex Private MD, USA Collection Franke Zollman.