Luristan bronze - Wikipedia
Luristan bronzes (rarely "Lorestān", "Lorestāni" etc. in sources in English) are small cast objects decorated with bronze sculpture from the Early Iron Age which have been found in large numbers in Lorestān Province and Kermanshah in western Iran. [1]
Lorestan province - Wikipedia
Lorestan province (Persian: استان لرستان) [a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Khorramabad. [6] Lorestan is in the western part of the country in the Zagros Mountains and covers an area of 28,392 km 2. In 2014 it was placed in Region 4.
BRONZES OF LURISTAN – Encyclopaedia Iranica
Dec 15, 1989 · BRONZES OF LURISTAN, the accepted term for a distinct body of metalwork produced in the first half of the first millennium B.C. and characterized by a wide range of idiosyncratic forms and a highly stylized conception of human and animal representation. These bronzes are to be distinguished from material excavated in Luristan but belonging to ...
The mystery of the Luristan Bronzes still puzzles archaeologists
Jan 6, 2022 · The deluge of Luristan bronzes began in fall 1928 in the sleepy town of Harsin, some 20 miles east of Kermanshah. A local farmer uncovered several beautiful bronze objects in his fields and sold...
LURISTAN BRONZES i. THE FIELD RESEARCH - Encyclopaedia Iranica
The canonical Luristan bronzes belong to the geographical region of Luristan (present-day provinces of Lorestān and Ilām; FIGURE 1) and include lost wax casts as well as sheet metal objects. Although few Luristan bronzes were found during controlled excavations, it is ascertained that the majority came from tombs, while one specific category ...
Luristan Bronze | Ancient, Persian, Artifacts | Britannica
Luristan Bronze, any of the horse trappings, utensils, weapons, jewelry, belt buckles, and ritual and votive objects of bronze probably dating from roughly 1500–500 bce that have been excavated since the late 1920s in the Harsin, Khorramābād, and Alishtar valleys of the Zagros Mountains in the Lorestān region of western Iran.
Ancient Luristan and the Luristan Bronzes - St ... - St James Ancient Art
Oct 30, 2019 · Ancient Luristan. The mountainous region known as Luristan, sometimes written Lorestan, is located in western Iran, near the border with Iraq, and is named for the Lur people who inhabit the area. Alongside the famous bronze artefacts that the region is best known for, it is also an area of archaeological significance due to the discovery of ...
Lorestān | Zagros Mountains, Plateau & Provinces | Britannica
Lorestān, geographic and historic region, western Iran. Its name means Land of the Lurs and it extends from the Iraqi frontier and Kermānshāh and separates the Khūzestān lowland from interior uplands. Extensive mountains stretch northwest–southeast; between the higher ranges are well-watered.
18 Luristan During the Iron Age - Oxford Academic
The Iron Age archaeological record in Luristan is derived from a large number of burials as well as several settlements (e.g., Tepe Baba Jan) and a sanctuary (Surkh Dum-e Luri). Among the key topics of research is that body of material known generically as Luristan bronzes.
A Collection of Bronzes from Luristan - Museum Bulletin
Luristan, the land of the Lurs, is the highland of Persia on the border of Mesopotamia, between Hamadan and Shushan the Palace, on both banks of the river Kercha. The Lurs, cousins of the Kurds, are ancient native mountaineers, preserving up to the present, despite so many invasions, their language and independence.