A Luristan Bronze Openwork Harness Roundel, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE Byzantine such inlays would have animated

such inlays would have animated the figure's face and heightened its realism

The Crancers became actively involved with the Saint Louis Art Museum

I completed two-thirds

Ancient warriors wore carnelian for courage and physical power to conquer their enemies

A Luristan Bronze Openwork Harness Roundel, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE Byzantine such inlays would have animatedThis finely cast bronze harness roundel is executed in openwork form centered around a tubular aperture and framed by a serrated outer border. Four intertwined serpent like creatures radiate symmetrically from the center, their elongated bodies curving dynamically around the composition to create a strong sense of rotational movement. The reverse preserves an integral attachment loop, indicating the object originally functioned as an ornamental