A Luristan Bronze Openwork Harness Roundel, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE Byzantine the high bezel set with

the high bezel set with an agate intaglio with white inclusions that depicts the fertility god Priapus

In traditional understanding

such inlays would have animated the figure's face and heightened its realism

Condition:  Fragmentary as described

with well-preserved surfaces and minor mineral deposits

A Luristan Bronze Openwork Harness Roundel, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE Byzantine the high bezel set withThis finely cast bronze harness roundel is executed in openwork form centered around a tubular aperture and framed by a serrated outer border. Four intertwined serpent like creatures radiate symmetrically from the center, their elongated bodies curving dynamically around the composition to create a strong sense of rotational movement. The reverse preserves an integral attachment loop, indicating the object originally functioned as an ornamental