Votive Pin with Deity Head Decoration

Collection number	銅023-0230
Provenance	Luristan, Iran
Period	Iron Age
Date	ca. 1200-700 BCE
Material	Bronze
Dimension	L. 25.8 cm
Comment	Various bronze artifacts were buried into graves in Luristan, Iran, around 1200-700 BC. They were made with highly-developed technique and include arms, ornaments, and ritual instruments, although the place where they are made, and the life of the people who made and used them are not known well. This is a pin with head in a shape of grotesque deity, was used to fasten front collar.
Classification	bronze object
Keywords	Green Beautiful, Mystic, Strange Western Asia, Iran, Western Iran, Luristan Iron Age, Iranian Iron Age, Iranian Iron Age 2 Metal, Copper, Copper alloy, Bronze Accessory, Pin Sculpture/Statue, Animal figurine, Deity figurine Creature, Sacred animal, Deity/Spirit
資料ID	2108