Bronze chariot finial
Object No. A4189
Finial, Luristan, bronze, maker unknown, Lorestan Province, Iran, c. 900 BCE
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Summary
Physical Description
Cast chariot finial, standard finial of "master of animals" type. Front and back are almost identical, and the profile shows little depth. The central anthropomorphic tube is hollow for the insertion of a pin to support the object. At the top, is a figure consisting of a head with a narrow trunk and spindly arms. This figure is grasping two flanking figures with leonine jaws and cockscombs, the necks of these two creatures, provided with another bird like head, rejoin the shaft lower down where there is another anthropomorphic head, below this are animal haunches.
DIMENSIONS
Height
200 mm
Width
69 mm
Depth
20 mm
SOURCE
Credit Line
Purchased 1949
Acquisition Date
6 January 1949
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