Caption

Pin, unknown Luristan workshop. Pin with a thin, oval shaft terminating in a head in the form of a bird figurine. The transition from the shaft to the head begins with a delicately engraved zigzag ornament and parallel lines, behind which is a plastic beaded ornament composed of five segments, alternately spherical with engraved decoration and cylindrical smooth; behind them the extension of the shaft is formed by a figurine of a sitting or swimming bird. Materials: bronze. Subject: birds, geometric ornaments, decorations. Style/period: Luristan bronzes, Iron Period II, 8th–6th century BC 1st half of the 1st millennium BC. Place of origin/discovery: Luristan, Iran. Function: pin. Dimensions: height 21.4 cm; width 0.8 cm. Makers/attributions: unknown Luristan workshop., A long, slender wand-like object with a carved handle shaped like a curved, stylized head and neck, showing carved grooves and ringed bands below the handle leading into a smooth tapered shaft; the object appears glossy with dark metallic tones including black, dark brown, and subtle greenish iridescent highlights against a pale neutral background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_366

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.2Mb (594.0Kb) / 6.4in x 20.0in / 1934 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pin unknown Luristan workshop thin oval shaft terminating head form bird figurine transition shaft head begins delicately engraved zigzag ornament parallel lines plastic beaded ornament composed five segments alternately spherical engraved decoration cylindrical smooth them extension formed figurine sitting swimming bird Materials bronze Subject birds geometric ornaments decorations Style period Luristan bronzes Iron Period II 8th–6th century BC 1st half 1st millennium BC Place origin discovery Luristan Iran Function pin Dimensions height 21.4 cm width 0.8 cm Makers attributions long slender wand- object carved handle shaped curved stylized head neck showing carved grooves ringed bands handle leading smooth tapered glossy dark metallic tones black dark brown subtle greenish iridescent highlights pale neutral background.