Luristan (?) pendant in the form of two protomes of foals - Bronze

Pendant in the form of two protomes of foals back to back with suspension loop.
Bronze. Length 6,7 cm.
Early 1st millenium B.C. Luristan (?) (Iran).
Intact. Rare. Black 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. The mane from the two foals is returned by stripes.

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.