A Rare Luristan Silver Master of Animals Finial, ca. 8th century BCE Weights & Measures Dimensions: Width: 5 1/8 inches

Dimensions: Width: 5 1/8 inches (13 cm)

Dating: late 21st Dynasty

transforming a utilitarian object into a marker of taste and affluence

although literary references speak of painting on wood

The rounded forms of the body are rendered with characteristic Moche naturalism

A Rare Luristan Silver Master of Animals Finial, ca. 8th century BCE Weights & Measures Dimensions: Width: 5 1/8 inchesThis 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