A Rare Luristan Silver Master of Animals Finial, ca. 8th century BCE Weights & Measures no two examples are exactly

no two examples are exactly alike

thereafter a private Nevada collection

Dating: late 21st Dynasty

The circles also represent the five wells: "the Well of Pity

A Rare Luristan Silver Master of Animals Finial, ca. 8th century BCE Weights & Measures no two examples are exactlyThis 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