Weiner Mihályné szerk.: Az Iparművészeti Múzeum Évkönyvei 7. (Budapest, 1964)

HOPP FERENC MÚZEUM — MUSÉE FERENC HOPP - Ferenczy, László: Bronzes of Luristan

Fig. 2. Bronze pin-head. Luristan Fig. 3. Bronze pendant representing an ibex. Luristan The various decorative and votive needles were common in Luristan. The earlier simply-made, round-headed pins were superceded by fine jewels decorated with many kinds of animal figures. In 1938 C. Schmidt discovered certain pins with plaques in a temple at Surkh-Dum. They are ornamented with Mesopotamian motives and totally differ from the animal-shaped pin-heads. Their purpose was not the same: they were made as votive objects, not for everyday use. In the Caucasus a great number of pins were unearthed in the cemetery of Koban. This type of jewelry was also widespread in the Talyche area. The third bronze object from Luristan represents an ibex. It was probably once a pendant on a necklace (Fig. 3). The lively representation of the animal has a triple strap around his neck with an adjoining ring by which it was suspended. Its length is 4,5 cm. Aminal-shaped pendants were widespread in Luristan and were hung as amulets from necklets. Similar pieces were published by Godard,

25 Potratz,

26 Bleichsteiner,

27 and Rexroth.

28 Such pendants were found in Amlach,

29 the Talyche 1 area, Armenia and in the central Caucasus where hundreds of such objects were found in the cemeteries dating to the end of the Bronze Age and 25 Godard, A. : Op. cit. Pl. XXX. 26 Op. cit. Abb. 17. 27 Op. cit. T. 1/4. 28 Rexroth, F. v. : Bronzen aus Luristan. Ostasiatische Zeitschrift, 8, 1932. T. 42/18. 29 Ghirshman, R. : Sept mille ans d'art en Iran, Pl. 15/125.