A very elongated downward tapered pin, sharp tip at the bottom. At the top in the extension, first a lump profile, then a fantasy animal: a sea monster? with high, double arched dorsal fin, spindly fox head, very long curved neck, and sharp kink between the neck and the long tubular body. Space between neck and front dorsal fin is open and forms a kind of eye. Solid cast and finished finely. Apart from some inflections of pin and some local dirt restoration intact. Cleaned., Ornament, metal, bronze, solid cast, L cm, W cm, Iron Age 900-600 BC, Iran
A very elongated downward tapered pin, sharp tip at the bottom. At the top in the extension, first a lump profile, then a fantasy animal: a sea monster? with high, double arched dorsal fin, spindly fox head, very long curved neck, and sharp kink between the neck and the long tubular body. Space between neck and front dorsal fin is open and forms a kind of eye. Solid cast and finished finely. Apart from some inflections of pin and some local dirt restoration intact. Cleaned., Ornament, metal, bronze, solid cast, L cm, W cm, Iron Age 900-600 BC, Iran
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