A Rare Luristan Silver Master of Animals Finial, ca. 8th century BCE Tools & Weapons western Central Asia

western Central Asia

Objects made from gold

and incised concentric ring on the exterior

Among the domestic arts of ancient Egypt

and two small applied handles at the shoulder

A Rare Luristan Silver Master of Animals Finial, ca. 8th century BCE Tools & Weapons western Central AsiaThis fine openwork finial, cast using the lost wax method, comprises a figural register in a heavy square frame supported by a hollow shank. The top of the shank is defined by a pair of concentric ribs, between which a small loop, perhaps for a suspension chain, extends from the left. A long iron pin, separately made, extended up to the top of the shank but is now missing. The inside border of the frame is embellished with herringbone hatching. As the