Lot 873
Two Early Iron Age bronze pins, Zagros Mountains, early 1st millennium BC.
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Needles with a robust shaft of approximately 8 mm diameter in the upper part and a blunt head. At the neck, incised decoration of crossed lines in several zones arranged one below the other. In the upper part of each needle a perforation. The head of the smaller needle, with a length of 16.5 cm, in the shape of an animal figure (dog?), the head of the larger needle, with a length of 18.8 cm, in the shape of two figures wearing headgear, one of whom is carrying the other piggyback. Oxide deposits particularly on the shaft of both objects, otherwise two intact pieces with charming motifs. Cultural Asset!Condition: II - Questions about the lot?
