COLLECTION OF WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE PINS Ca. 1000 - 800 BC. A collection of five bronze pins with cast, solid shafts tapering to sharp points. Each is topped with a prominent head formed of spherical or biconical elements, combined with flaring discs above and bands of transverse knobs below. For similar see: Introduction and Analysis of Luristan Bronze Pins in the National Museum of Iran, p. 90. Size: 140-185mm x 20-25mm; Weight: 330g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.