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Ornamental bronze pins are another example of Luristanian bronze work employing animal imagery. The Dallas Museum of Art ram-headed example was cast by the lost-wax method in five pieces (each pair of horns, each animal head, and the pin itself). Horizontal pins appear as often as vertical pins in Iranian art and were probably used to pin large sections of garments together. The double curve of the two pairs of animal horns is especially elegant.
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Anne R. Bromberg, and Karl Kilinski II, Gods, Men, and Heroes: Ancient Art at the Dallas Museum of Art. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1996. 37.
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On April 24, 1987, former curator of Ancient Art from the Cleveland Museum of Art assessed this object (along with many other ancient objects) and of this said: "Again, Arielle was suspicious of the Luristan bronzes, but she said she would keep this on exhibit if it proved to be genuine."
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Until 1963: World Antiquities Ltd., New York, New York [2]
From 1963: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, Texas, purchased from above [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983
[2] information card in Collections Records Object File (1963.22)
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General Description
Ornamental bronze pins are another example of Luristanian bronze work employing animal imagery. The Dallas Museum of Art ram-headed example was cast by the lost-wax method in five pieces (each pair of horns, each animal head, and the pin itself). Horizontal pins appear as often as vertical pins in Iranian art and were probably used to pin large sections of garments together. The double curve of the two pairs of animal horns is especially elegant.
Excerpt from
Anne R. Bromberg, and Karl Kilinski II, Gods, Men, and Heroes: Ancient Art at the Dallas Museum of Art. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1996. 37.
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Notes
On April 24, 1987, former curator of Ancient Art from the Cleveland Museum of Art assessed this object (along with many other ancient objects) and of this said: "Again, Arielle was suspicious of the Luristan bronzes, but she said she would keep this on exhibit if it proved to be genuine."
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
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Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1963: World Antiquities Ltd., New York, New York [2]
From 1963: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, Texas, purchased from above [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983
[2] information card in Collections Records Object File (1963.22)
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