An Ancient Luristan Bronze Animal Head Chess Piece, ca. 1200-800 BCE.

Category: Figurines and Statuettes Originating from the Iron Age Luristan culture in ancient Persia, this bronze chess piece features an animal head with exaggerated horns, possibly a mythological cre

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

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. An elegant and rare example of a bronze axe head with a rounded disc as its butt. The axe head was made using the lost wax casting

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze axe head of unusual form bearing a paddle-shaped blade head that projects slightly upwa

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast bronze cylinder, made to be part of a mace - probably placed around a wooden or less decorated metal staff beneath the mace

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

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

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A beautiful cast-bronze axe head with a lengthy triangular blade, a narrow shoulder, a cylindrical socketing shaft with four protru

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A bronze axe head of socketing form with 4 zoomorphic heads protruding from the ovoid eye and a hook-shaped protuberance extending

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A beautiful cast-bronze axe head with a lengthy triangular blade, a narrow shoulder, a cylindrical socketing shaft with four protru

**Originally Listed At $800** Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A fine set of axe heads that are cast from either bronze or copper. The petite copper axe head exhibi

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, Iron Age I-II, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A striking bronze axe head with a curved blade edge and long socketing shaft encircled by 3 horizontal raised rings.

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cylindrical bronze mace head of lengthy form with a knob end bearing rows of diamond-shaped protrusions. The region of Luristan,

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A gorgeous weapon with a rare patina, this is a lost wax cast flat axe head with a spiked butt. The head is elongated and rectangul

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

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze mace head of cylindrical form with a pair of flared end rings as well as a bulging knob. Surrounding the knob

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze mace head of cylindrical form with thick rims on each end. The dense body is lined with 4 columns of protruding spike

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A bronze mace head with two rows of four long, pointy spikes encircling the upper half and discoid protru

Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A lost wax cast bronze spearhead with a long, triangular blade and gently sloping shoulders. The handle includes two upturned bronze walls, so that th

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. An attractive lost wax cast bronze mace head with a circular flared base and lovely curved neck expanding into a bulbous head and i

Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A wonderful trio of lengthy bronze spear heads, each with a pierced attachment handle and long central mid-rib. Created using the lost wax bronze cast

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze axe head of impressive form bearing a quartet of protruding nodules along the verso of the socketing shaft. The neck

Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A heavy, large, lost wax cast bronze ring with terminals shaped like two lion heads that at one time met at the nose. The lion heads have huge manes,

**Originally Listed At $100** Ancient Near East, modern-day Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze socketed pick-axe head of a lengthy form, its blade elongated and gently tapered to a rou