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A Luristan bronze Master-of-Animals standard finial, a Luristan birds' head pin head and two socles
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23 June – 7 July 2025, 12:00 BST

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A Luristan bronze Master-of-Animals standard finial, a Luristan birds' head pin head and two socles

Circa 9th-7th Century B.C.
17.4cm and 20.7cm high (4)

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Provenance:
Kuizenga collection, the Netherlands.
Master-of-Animals finial acquired at Kunsthandel Kouw, Amsterdam, 1975; the other two acquired in 1993.

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