Luristan Pin with the Master of Animals

Culture: Iran/Luristan

Period: 9th-8th century B.C.

Material: Brone

Dimensions: 15.2 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 6181

Provenance: Swiss private collection Jean Olivier, acquired at Drouot in Paris, auction on 30 March 1981, lot 41.

Condition: The pin slightly bent, but intact.

Description: Tapering pin with a head worked out in detail. In the centre an antlered god (“Master of Animals”) grabbing two stylized ibexes on their necks. The Master of Animals himself stands on a mask, which forms the passage to the profiled pin. Mounted.