Iron Age In Luristan

The name "Luristan standards" refers to a very large and enigmatic group of bronze objects (with an obvious symbolic i.e. cultic character) that date back to the Late Bronze and Iron Ages. They were found in the region of Luristan in western Iran, from where, in the last century, they would reach almost all major world museums and private collections.

A graveyard at Baba Jilan in Dilfan province, Pish-i Kuh, Luristan, was reportedly looted in 2005. It was investigated by the local branch of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organisation from 2006 to 2008. Cist tombs and jar burials were discovered and isolated objects and sherds were collected from the plundered areas. Noteworthy among these are a Luristan iron mask pommel sword, the first ever-provenanced sword of this type, and a bronze fingerring with the image of Ahura Mazda in a winged circle. These finds suggest that the area may have been used as a graveyard from the late Iron Age II onwards.

Со називот „луристански стандарди“ се означува една мошне голема и загадочна група бронзени предмети (со очевиден симболички т.е. култен карактер) кои потекнуваат од доцното бронзено и од железното време. Пронајдени се во областа Луристан во западниот дел на денешен Иран од каде, во минатиот век, ќе доспеат во речиси сите позначајни светски музеи и приватни колекции.

A graveyard at Baba Jilan in Dilfan province, Pish-i Kuh, Luristan, was reportedly looted in 2005. It was investigated by the local branch of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organisation from 2006 to 2008. Cist tombs and jar burials were discovered and isolated objects and sherds were collected from the plundered areas. Noteworthy among these are a Luristan iron mask pommel sword, the first ever-provenanced sword of this type, and a bronze fingerring with the image of Ahura Mazda in a winged circle. These finds suggest that the area may have been used as a graveyard from the late Iron Age II onwards.