Description:

Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. This is a bronze hollow tubular standard in the style of a "master of animals", an anthropomorphic figure standing above the heads and necks of equally stylized, somewhat leonine creatures. The figure's arms encircle the animals in what some have seen as an image of control. Below the finial is a rounded, hollow, bell-shaped bowl, perhaps for holding offerings. Many of these standards were removed from Luristan in the 1800s and early 1900s without proper archaeological excavation; only two have been scientifically excavated. As a result, their true function is unknown. Suggestions for their interpretation have ranged from the religious - depictions of deities, idols, talismans, etc. - to the utilitarian - parts of chariots or used in funerary rituals. Comes with custom stand. Size: 1.75" L x 3" W x 10.75" H (4.4 cm x 7.6 cm x 27.3 cm); height on stand: 11.1" (28.2 cm)

Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA acquired over twenty years ago

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  • Condition: Piece has been repaired at center. Smooth patina on upper half and a slightly rougher, more encrusted patina on the bottom. Details, especially of the animals, are in very good condition.

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