Luristan Bronze Whetstone Socket

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

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

A Luristan Bronze Whetstone and Finial Circa 9th-7th Century B.C. Width 8 1/4 inches. Provenance: Donna Jacobs Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan, 1988 Property from the George R. Francoeur Trust, Bloomfie

Ancient Luristan Bronze Whetstone Bronze Deer c.1000 BC. Size 9 3/8 inches length. unusual Near Eastern Bronze Deer finial with its original whetstone and chain. Condition: Perfect. Custom mounted. Pr

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

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

Two Luristan Bronze Whetstones Circa 900-700 B.C. or later Longest length 10 inches, (as is)

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

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

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, 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

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

Northwest Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1200 to 1000 BCE. Very rare and desirable bronze axe. Long socket with adze-shaped blade, some form of animal (looks like a shrew, but probably a dog or feline) o

**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

A LURISTAN BRONZE SPEARHEAD, LATE 2ND TO EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM BC Iran, c. 1200-700 BC. Well cast, the slender blade with a central ridge, the tapering socket with several rings framed by incised hatch

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

Luristan, modern-day Iran, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. This is a pair of large, heavy, lost-wax cast bronze axe heads. One has a simple design with a slightly trapezoidal blade and a round socket at a ninety

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

Northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. Rare and large bronze hoe or pick axe. Heavy utilitarian implement with curved flaring blade with large rounded socket at

Luristan, modern-day Iran, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. This is a large, heavy, lost-wax cast bronze axe head with four horizontal ridges around the socket and projecting slightly from the butt. Ancient Luris

Ancient Near East, modern day Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 1000 BCE. A cast bronze axe head with a short cylindrical shaft hole with banded decoration around the rims of the socket. The blade is essent