Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE

COLLECTION OF WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE PINS - Ca. 1000 - 800 BC. A collection of three bronze pins, each with a solid shaft tapering to a pointed end. The opposite side is decorated with a tightly ribbed pattern along the shaft and terminates in a broad, domed head. The shapes vary slightly in profile, from hemispherical to more conical forms.For similar see: Introduction and Analysis of Luristan Bronze Pins in the National Museum of Iran, p. 90.Size: 185-205mm x 20-25mm; Weight: 205gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.