Persian Luristan Bronze Master of Animals Finial / Standard

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Persian Luristan Bronze Master of Animals Finial / Standard

Dated to the Late Bronze Age 1550 BC - 1200 BC.

Height: 34 cm

Usually described as a standard finial, this is a classicial Luristan Bronze Master of Animals Finial with Mount. This bronze standard's design consists of a composite human figure and animals. The upper part of the figure holds two mythological animals of lion-monster form in the "master of animals" position. The lower half of the figure includes a repeated human head flanked by the heads of cock-roosters, which form the tails of the
upper animals. The entire image is supported by a form resembling animal legs, which in turn rests upon a tripod-like structure with lugs.

Complete and in superb condition, with nice patina.