Luristan pendant in the form of a horse - Bronze

Pendant in the form of a horse pierced in the mane for suspension.
Bronze. Length 4,9 cm.
Early 1st millenium B.C. Luristan (Iran).
Intact. Green and brown patina.

Luristan knew with his semi-nomadic population a long tradition of the bronze. These pendants, found in large number in graves, represent a rich bestiary in the pure and realistic forms. They were provided with a characteristic suspension loop in Luristan and used as jewels, amulets, lucky charm. This horse with the lengthened body, the flat head, is pierced with a hole in the mane, characteristic of the North of Iran.

De Gilgamesh à Zénobie. Trésors de l’antiquité, Proche-Orient et Iran. Exposition aux Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, 6 décembre – 27 avril 2008, Bruxelles, 2007, p. 151, 168.