Two Luristan Stylized Bronze Predator Couples

Culture: Luristan

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

Material: Bronze

Dimensions: 7.1 cm and 7.4 cm high

Price: 2.200 Euro

Ref: 6093

Provenance: British private collection, former Aaron Gallery, London.

Condition: Very beautiful patina, intact.

Description: Two Janus-faced scepter attachments, depicting two stylized feline predators facing each other, sitting on their hind legs and clinging their forepaws together. The long tail is curled, forming a perforation which possibly was used for suspension. The upper body is slender and ribbed. Mounted on old wooden base.