Luristan Whetstone - Bronze Handle w/ Ibex, Birds

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

Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 800 BCE. A charming stamp seal with a rounded base with four small, avian projections spaced evenly around its sides. The handle of the piece is two ibex heads

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A very fine bronze handle or applique in the form of a zoomorphic creature that is half woman half animal. Human feature

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A slender cast-bronze situla with a mammiform base, smooth walls which taper slightly, a deep interior cavity, and a gently

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A ornamental cast- bronze harness ring made to fit the bridle of a horse. The ring is comprised of a flat disc with incised lines d

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

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, 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

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A forged-iron dagger blade that is fitted inside a cast-bronze hilt exhibiting a corseted grip and a lunate pommel. Size: 11" L x 1

Ancient Near East, modern day Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. This is an amazingly-preserved bronze sword with crescent design atop the upper ridge. This is particular sword was made from lost wa

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword presenting a lengthy blade and a recessed handle cavity. The handle cavity was intended for holding inlay

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

Lovely Antique Japanese bronze double handle urn vase with birds on both sides. Urn stands 18 1/4" tall x 10" wide. Unsigned. Appears to be Meiji period

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

Bronze Japanese Censer w/ Bird Motif & 2 Handles. Condition: Generally Good .Dimensions: H-12" x W-8.75" Handle to Handle. Provenance: From a North Shore, Long Island, NY Home. Please note the absence

Chinese bronze brazier with rooster handles has blossom branches and birds. H:28in(71.1cm) W:14in(35.5cm)

From the ancient Near East, early Iron Age, modern day Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1200 BCE. Solid bronze with decorated handle and large, conical-shaped pommel. Size: 21.25"L x 2.55" W (54 cm x 6.5 c

Ca. 900-700 BCE. Measures Approx. H: 4 1/4" W: 7 1/4" D: 4 3/4". Very good with no repairs, breaks or missing parts. According to Mr. Nooters notes, this item was purchased in London, 1980 Rabiraffi A

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A lost wax cast bronze dagger with a narrow, round handle. At either side of the top of the handle are two distinctive ram heads wi

Luristan bronze horse bit, Possibly 18th-12th c. BCE, Western Iran, naturally patinated bronze, consisting of one side panel of complete bit, together with a bird-form finial, 3"h x 4"w (larger) Prove

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

Archaic Lurestan Persian bronze dagger sword, circa 1000 BCE, the grooved handle surmounted by a disk-form pommel. 17" H x 2" W x 1.5" D.

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

13th-7th century B.C. A copper-alloy whetstone finial in the form of the forequarters of an ibex, the animal's legs tucked beneath its tubular body, long and slender neck forming a handle with its not