Luristan Bronze “Master of Animals” Standard Finial

An ancient Luristan large bronze standard finial in the form of a ‘Master of Animals’ figure, the janiform figure with a large nose and downward horns, the central shaft is in the form of a stylized torso, he grasps the necks of the flanking animals with their mouths agape, birds perch on his hips

Ca. 1500 - 800 BC.
Height: 10 in. (25.4 cm).
Formerly in the H. and B. Marko collection, Michigan.
Exhibited: The Detroit Institute of Arts, The Marko Collection: Antiquities, March - May 1990.
Published: W. H. Peck and P. Slough, The Marko Collection: Antiquities, (Detroit, 1990), no. 31.
Inv#: 8117
Guaranteed Authentic

$4,000

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