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Collections

Finial in the form of "Master of Animals"circa 1000-650 B.C.

Not on view
Bronze staff-like ceremonial object with four pairs of cross-shaped lateral arms, animal-head terminals, scroll ornament, and a mottled gray-green patina
Cast bronze staff finial with green patina, featuring a vertical shaft flanked by two tiers of curved branches terminating in animal heads, with small figural and zoomorphic forms at each junction.
Cast bronze staff finial with green patina, featuring a vertical central shaft with three horizontal tiers of symmetrical openwork scrolls, each adorned with small animal and face motifs in relief.
Title
Finial in the form of "Master of Animals"
Culture
Luristan bronzes
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
circa 1000-650 B.C.
Period
Iron Age II-III
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
7 7/8 × 3 5/16 × 1/2 in. (20 × 8.41 × 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.89
Classification
Architecture
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Mousavi, Ali. Ancient Near Eastern art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.