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1998 The Aknangkere Growth Paintings
Cataloged into groups by archaeologist Rolf Stucky in the 1970s
transforming a utilitarian object into a marker of taste and affluence
no two examples are exactly alike
His right hand is extended toward the offerings
A Rare Luristan Silver Master of Animals Finial, ca. 8th century BCE Weights & Measures 1998 The Aknangkere Growth PaintingsThis fine openwork finial, cast using the lost wax method, comprises a figural register in a heavy square frame supported by a hollow shank. The top of the shank is defined by a pair of concentric ribs, between which a small loop, perhaps for a suspension chain, extends from the left. A long iron pin, separately made, extended up to the top of the shank but is now missing. The inside border of the frame is embellished with herringbone hatching. As the