Luristan Bronze Pin with a Protome of a Zebu

Culture: Luristan

Period: around 900 B.C.

Material: Bronze

Dimensions: 19 cm long

Price: 800 Euro

Ref: 6146

Provenance: Collection Zuckerman, Detroit, USA. Acquired in the 1960s-1970s.

Condition: Intact

Description: A tapered bronze needle with a protome of a stylized humped cattle or zebu. The semi-circular horns sharply raised, the eyes as thick knobs, the nose cylindrical. The hump on the back raised like two horns, where one lies on the back of the head. The ears pointedly pulled back. Mounted.