Cult stand attachment (panther type form J), bronze, cast, Total: Height: cm; Width: cm; Depth: cm, small sculptures, non-Christian religions and cults (in general), antiquity, Characteristic for the Luristan bronzes is an animal style, which is characterized by flowing, partly naturalistic, partly strongly abstracted forms. Striking are the tubular anthropomorphic bodies with long neck and head. In their hands the figures hold heraldically rising animals. The cult standards from Luristan form a uniform group with numerous variations.

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