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Western Asiatic Bronze Camel with Rider in Hasanlu Style - Circa 9th-7th century B.C. Depicting a rider holding the reins of a camel, the rider featuring a large head and hands while the camel is modelled with small head and slender body and legs Cf. Muscarella, O. W., Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artefacts in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, pp.22-23, no.3, for an ibex in similar style from Hasanlu. 13.5 grams, 40 mm (1 5/8 in.). Collected from 1969-1999.From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information card. Such a figurine might have been worn as part of a necklace or bracelet for decorative purposes, Due to the tribal and sometimes nomadic nature of many of these populations, many Luristan bronzes were not of great size. Statuettes of local fauna have been largely recovered from North-Western Persian burials.