A Rare Luristan Silver Master of Animals Finial, ca. 8th century BCE Weights & Measures Bodo Bleß (1940-2022) collection

Bodo Bleß (1940-2022) collection

His right hand is extended toward the offerings

veined brownish-gray quartz naturally flecked with crystalline white

and features a lovely incised flower motif of alternating registers of circles and petals

Artist:  Abie Loy Kemarre (b

A Rare Luristan Silver Master of Animals Finial, ca. 8th century BCE Weights & Measures Bodo Bleß (1940-2022) collectionThis 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