ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Master of Animals Standard
Place CreatedLuristan, Iran, Asia
CultureLuristan
PeriodIron Age III
Date8th-7th Century BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Christian Humann Foundation
Dimensions4 15/16 x 2 7/8 in. (12.5 x 7.3 cm)
Object number1986.019.005
Label TextThe metalworkers of Luristan produced a wide variety of bronze objects which incorporated the stunning imagery of native animals and mythical beasts. Animal forms ranged in style from natural to abstract and were generally cast or hammered into shape as zoomorphic handles or projections on weapons and tools.Exhibition HistorySelected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, May 8 - August 8, 1987
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - February 12, 2018
ProvenanceEx coll. Christian Humann (1929-1981), New York, New York, purchased from Mathias Komor (1909-1984), New York, New York. Thence by descent.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
800-600 BCE
10th-8th Century BCE
10th-9th Century BCE
8th-7th Century BCE
1000-800 BCE
late 8th-7th Century BCE
second quarter of the 4th Century BCE
1450-800 BCE
1500-1000 BCE
late 2nd Millennium BCE
