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

acquired in 2015

and incised concentric ring on the exterior

used for work in the afterlife

Objects made from gold

since it was first established and worked in the community in various pastoral care roles including cooking for the sick or the elderly

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