Bronze Age - Luristan - Ram's Head Pin > Lot No. 637

Description:
Circa 1st millenium BC. A heavy cast pin or spike with the finial formed as a substantial ram's head with protruding eyes and curved horns, and the shaft with three thin collars and a small crouching lion.

Measurements:
225mm long.

Condition:
Fine.

References:
Cf. Porada.

Export licence:
No

Estimate: £700 - 900 (EUR 840 - 1,070; USD 1,110 - 1,430)

Auction date: Friday 19th March 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH