NEB005
Near Eastern bronze heraldic animal standard.
Luristan: 9th-7th Century BC
Height: 21.52 cm (8 1/2 in.)
Perfect condition. Glossy reddish-brown and green patina.
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The standard with two hybrid creatures – dragon-like upper part and leonine lower part - in heraldic composition on either side of a pole, facing each other, with the lower part of the body touching, and the long necks forming a decorative design.
The standard is combined of the upper finial, which is attached to a bottle-shape base with a cylinder made of a scrolled metal sheet, inserted in the center, to combine the two elements. The standard was probably a ritual or ceremonial object, the base fitting onto the top of a wand.
Cf. Muscarella, O. W., Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1988, p. 145, figs. 221-224.
Ghirshman, R., 1964, p. 44-45, fig. 53.
Muscarella, O. W., Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastren Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988.
Ghirshman, R., Persia: from the Origins to Alexander the Great, Thames and Hudson, 1964.
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