A Rare Luristan Silver Master of Animals Finial, ca. 8th century BCE Tools & Weapons Kirsty McHarg

Kirsty McHarg

and two small applied handles at the shoulder

acquired in 2015

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and incised concentric ring on the exterior

A Rare Luristan Silver Master of Animals Finial, ca. 8th century BCE Tools & Weapons Kirsty McHargThis 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