Luristan Bronze Standard Element

Object Description

A Luristan cast bronze standard element of cylindrical shape. The element has decorated terminals, featuring artistically rendered zoomorphic heads, including two feline heads. The shaft of the element remains smooth and undecorated. An element such as this would have been one part of a larger column in a standard, with the different elements stacked on top of one another. The surface has some green patination. The element standard is mounted on a purpose-made wooden stand.

Date: Circa 1200-700 BC

Object Literature

For a similar item, The Metropolitan Museum item number 1970.182.

Object Condition

Good condition. Surface has beautiful green patination. Without the stand, height is 6.9cm.

Object Details