Bronze and Iron
Bronze and Iron

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 509

ISBN-13: 0870995251

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This volume catalogues more than six hundred bronze and iron objects in the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each is illustrated and discussed in terms of its formal and stylistic aspects, cultural background, function, and chronology. Bibliographic citations present comparative material relevant to each object. - Book jacket.

Disc-headed Bronze Pins from Luristan
Disc-headed Bronze Pins from Luristan

Author: Souri Ayazi

Publisher: Legat Verlag

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783932942273

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For a long time, Iran was an important center of metal working in the ancient world. Luristan bronze ware comprises a wide range of categories: functional and cultic, ceremonial and ritual objects, personal decorations, ornaments, various vessels. Prominent among Luristan bronze artefacts are pins, characteristic in their diversity, quantity and various decorations. This book documents all pieces of the Iranian collection with large scale reproductions and detailed drawings, explaining their specific structure and use. Souri Ayazi is the director of the historic department and also responsible for the Luristan related division of the National Museum of Teheran. She specialises in historic Luristan artefacts and has organised or co-organised several exhibition on the subject worldwide.