A Rare Luristan Silver Master of Animals Finial, ca. 8th century BCE Tools & Weapons acquired in 2015

acquired in 2015

Kirsty McHarg

used for work in the afterlife

and two small applied handles at the shoulder

and minor chips to face and body

A Rare Luristan Silver Master of Animals Finial, ca. 8th century BCE Tools & Weapons acquired in 2015This 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