Luristan Bronze Standard - Twin Mythical Animals

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 CHINESE BRONZE 'TWIN BOYS' PAPER WEIGHT, 4.5cm; together with a Chinese bronze paperweight of a mythical animal, 9.5cm long

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

Ancient Luristan Standard Finial Masters Of The AnimalsLuristan / 9th - 7th Century B.C. / Bronze / H = 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in)Luristan bronze tube in anthropomorphic form, worked on both sides identicall

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

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

**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

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

Ancient Near East, Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. This is a pair of bronze hollow tubular finials that would have capped standards in the style of a "master of animals," a subhuman fi

Ancient Near East, Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. This is a pair of bronze hollow tubular finials that would have capped standards in the style of a "master of animals," a subhuman fi

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

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,