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Mounting Pin for a Finialcirca 1000-650 B.C.

Not on view
Bronze pin with a long, tapered shaft and a small figural finial at the top, dark gray-black patina with traces of green oxidation
Small bronze finial featuring a schematic human figure with arms outstretched and legs bent forward, mounted atop a slender rod; dark green patina with areas of corrosion.
Small bronze pin with a figural finial depicting a stylized seated human form with elongated neck and simplified facial features, dark patina with traces of green corrosion, atop a slender tapering shaft.
Title
Mounting Pin for a Finial
Culture
Luristan bronzes
Place Made
Iran, Luristan
Date Made
circa 1000-650 B.C.
Period
Iron Age II-III
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
Length: 23 1/4 in. (59 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.224
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.